Lottery player spends $1 and wins $120,000 jackpot in North Carolina

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Lottery player spends $1 and wins $120,000 jackpot in North Carolina

A lottery player tried their luck at Cash 5 and wound up scoring a six-figure prize, according to the North Carolina Education Lottery.The lucky winner, from Luverne, Alabama, hit the jackpot, winning $120,000 in the drawing Thursday, May 8, lottery officials said.They purchased the ticket online and matched all five numbers, beating odds of 1-in-962,598 to snag the game’s top prize, according to the NC Education Lottery website. Cash 5 costs $1 per play and features a rolling jackpot that grows until someone wins it all.The winning Cash 5 numbers drawn Thursday were 1-3-11-18-37, results show.A lottery spokesperson said players ..