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Lottery player wins $320,000 jackpot prize in North Carolina. Where was ticket sold?

A North Carolina lottery player won big at convenience store.
A North Carolina lottery player won big at convenience store. sjasper@newsobserver.com

A lottery player has a lot to celebrate after hitting the jackpot in North Carolina.

The player bought a Carolina Cash 5 game ticket that matched all the numbers picked in the March 21 drawing, making it worth $320,722, results show.

The winning numbers: 13-14-28-38-40.

The lucky ticket was sold in Hickory, a roughly 55-mile drive northwest from Charlotte. It came from the city’s Total Convenience Market, the N.C. Education Lottery wrote on its website and X, formerly known as Twitter.

Cash 5 is a rolling jackpot game that offers tickets starting at $1. To score the jackpot prize, a player’s ticket must match all the numbers picked in a drawing, game rules show.

Lottery officials shared news of the life-changing win over the weekend, before the lucky ticket holder would have been able to cash in. In North Carolina, the winners of drawing games have about six months to claim their prizes.

Many people can gamble or play games of chance without harm. However, for some, gambling is an addiction that can ruin lives and families.

If you or a loved one shows signs of gambling addiction, you can seek help by calling the national gambling hotline at 1-800-522-4700 or visiting the National Council on Problem Gambling website.

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This story was originally published March 24, 2025 at 9:09 AM with the headline "Lottery player wins $320,000 jackpot prize in North Carolina. Where was ticket sold?."

Simone Jasper
The News & Observer
Simone Jasper is a service journalism reporter at The News & Observer in Raleigh, North Carolina.
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