CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WGHP) — Someone who bought a Cash 5 ticket at a Charlotte grocery store starts the Labor Day weekend with a $1.2 million jackpot.
The winner bought the $1 ticket at a Food Lion on Cambridge Commons Drive in Charlotte.
The ticket matched all five numbers in Friday’s Cash 5 drawing.
The odds of matching numbers on all five balls are 1 in 962,598. The winner has 180 days from the drawing to claim the prize.
The $1,226,664 jackpot became the first to exceed $1 million since November.
The record Cash 5 jackpot stands at $2.1 million and was won in April 2021.
Since the jackpot was won Friday, Saturday’s jackpot resets to $100,000.
Where can I get the latest lottery numbers?
Watch lottery drawings on FOX8! Mega Millions airs at 11 p.m. on Tuesday and Friday. Powerball airs at 10:59 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. The NC Lottery airs at 11:22 p.m. every night.
You can also find the lottery results online on the FOX8 website.
