Lottery player hits $130,000 jackpot in North Carolina. Where was ticket sold?
A North Carolina lottery player hit the jackpot, giving them a huge reason to celebrate.
The player bought a Carolina Cash 5 ticket that matched all the numbers picked in the Sept. 16 drawing, making it worth $130,000, results show.
The winning numbers: 8-20-24-31-37.
The lucky ticket beat 1-in-962,598 odds to win big. It was sold at a Han-Dee Hugo’s convenience store in Clinton, a roughly 65-mile drive southeast from Raleigh, the N.C. Education Lottery wrote on its website and on the social media platform X.
Cash 5 is a rolling jackpot game that offers tickets starting at $1. To win the top prize, a person’s ticket must match all five numbers picked in a drawing, rules show.
As of about 1:45 p.m. Sept. 17, the lucky ticket holder hadn’t come forward yet, a lottery spokesperson told McClatchy News via email. In North Carolina, the winners of drawing games have roughly six months to claim their prizes.
This story was originally published September 17, 2025 at 2:12 PM with the headline "Lottery player hits $130,000 jackpot in North Carolina. Where was ticket sold?."
