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Guilford County man wins half of $785,068 Cash 5 jackpot

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Guilford County man wins half of $785,068 Cash 5 jackpot

Jerry Miller of Whitsett tried his luck on a $1 Cash 5 ticket and won half of a $785,068 jackpot.Click the video player above to view other headlines from WXII 12 NewsMiller purchased his lucky ticket using Online Play on the lottery’s website. He matched all five white balls in Friday’s drawing to win the jackpot. Another lucky ticket, purchased by Judy Slocum of Winston-Salem, also matched all five white balls and received the other half of the jackpot.Top Stories'Could've killed me': 19-year-old hits boulder on I-85 in Archdale, rolls Jeep twice Contractor dies after falling from high school’s roof in North Carolina Police looking for gas station armed robbery suspect Miller arrived at lottery headquarters Wednesday to collect his prize and, after required state and federal tax withholdings, took home $279,681.Cash 5 is one of six lottery games in North Carolina where players have the option of buying their tickets through a retail location or Online Play, either through the lottery’s website or with the NC Lottery Official Mobile App.Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking hereCash 5 tickets are $1, and drawings are held every night. The odds of winning a Cash 5 jackpot are 1 in 962,598. Thursday’s jackpot is $176,000.Watch: NOWCAST streaming newscastsNAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Watch NOWCAST TV | Local News | National | News We Love |Trending Stories

WHITSETT, N.C. —

Jerry Miller of Whitsett tried his luck on a $1 Cash 5 ticket and won half of a $785,068 jackpot.

Miller purchased his lucky ticket using Online Play on the lottery’s website. He matched all five white balls in Friday’s drawing to win the jackpot. Another lucky ticket, purchased by Judy Slocum of Winston-Salem, also matched all five white balls and received the other half of the jackpot.

Top Stories

• 'Could've killed me': 19-year-old hits boulder on I-85 in Archdale, rolls Jeep twice
• Contractor dies after falling from high school’s roof in North Carolina
• Police looking for gas station armed robbery suspect

Miller arrived at lottery headquarters Wednesday to collect his prize and, after required state and federal tax withholdings, took home $279,681.

Cash 5 is one of six lottery games in North Carolina where players have the option of buying their tickets through a retail location or Online Play, either through the lottery’s website or with the NC Lottery Official Mobile App.

Cash 5 tickets are $1, and drawings are held every night. The odds of winning a Cash 5 jackpot are 1 in 962,598. Thursday’s jackpot is $176,000.