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A lucky woman from Honeycutt, North Carolina, has won a Cash 5 $265,152 jackpot.
Her secret to winning? She picked her numbers by combining the ages of her grandchildren. In an interview with the North Carolina Lottery, Glenda Honeycutt said:
I always play my grandchildren's ages. I play them every night.
Glenda purchased her Cash 5 ticket from the Food Lion on West Roosevelt Boulevard in Monroe. She won by matching all five numbers in the drawing on January 14. The winning numbers were 13, 20, 27, 29, and 32. The odds of matching all five numbers are an incredible 1 in 962,598.
Glenda said that she had previously matched four balls in the Cash 5 game, but this was her first jackpot win. She checked her numbers over breakfast on the morning after the drawing and couldn't believe it when she saw she had won the big prize. “It took a while for it to sink in,” she said. “It was a shock.”
Glenda traveled to the lottery headquarters a few days ago to claim her winnings. After tax withholdings, she took home $189,584. She plans to use the money to make some repairs to her home.
How to play Cash 5
If you want to play Cash 5 in the Tar Heel State, you can purchase tickets from your local lottery retailer or Online Play. Cash 5 is easy to play; just pick five numbers between 1 and 43. If you don't want to pick your own numbers, you can choose a Quick Pick, and the computer will randomly generate your numbers for you. Each cash play cost just $1. You can add Double Play for $1 per play and EZ Match for $1 per play. You can play up to five sets of numbers on each play slip. If you select Multidraw, you can enter up to 28 consecutive drawings.
The prizes for Cash 5 are:
- Match 2 numbers: $1
- Match 3 numbers: $5
- Match 4 numbers: $250
- Match 5 numbers: Progressive jackpot
Double Play
When you add Double Play, your chosen Cash 5 numbers will be entered into a second drawing. You have the opportunity to win prizes for matching 2, 3, or 4 numbers. These prizes are larger than the Cash 5 main game. The top prize for Double Play is $50,000 for matching all five numbers in the second drawing.
EZ Match
You can win instantly by matching any EZ Match numbers. You will be allocated your five random EZ Match numbers when you purchase your ticket. If any of your chosen Cash 5 numbers match the EZ Match numbers, you win up to $500 instantly, depending on the numbers of EZ Match numbers you match and the prize allocated to each number.
Enjoy playing Cash 5 with the North Carolina Lottery, and remember to play responsibly.
