A North Carolina woman plans to live debt-free this year, after she won a Cash 5 jackpot in the state lottery on Thursday, her second Cash 5 win over the years.
Lisa Williard of Harmony first beat the odds in 2008, when she won $363,041, lottery officials said. Thursday night, she and two other people won the $1,065,423 jackpot.
"It's like being struck by lightning twice," Williard told lottery officials. "What are the odds?"
The odds of winning a Cash 5 jackpot are 1 in 749,398, officials said.
Williard bought several Quick Pick tickets for Thursday's drawing at Barker's Log Cabin Grocery Too on Harmony Highway in Harmony.
When she checked her first ticket, she saw that she matched four numbers to win $250, lottery officials said .
"I got excited," Williard told lottery officials. "And was like, 'Yes! We're all going to dinner.'"
When she checked her next ticket and saw she matched all five numbers, she was in shock.
"I started shaking," Williard said. "All I could say was, 'Oh my God, Oh my God.' I didn't sleep at all last night."
Willard claimed her prize Friday at lottery headquarters in Raleigh, receiving a third of the jackpot, $355,141. After required state and federal tax withholdings, she took home $246,826. She plans to use the money to pay off her mortgage.
"2017 debt-free," Williard said. "That's our new motto."
The other winning tickets were sold at the Kangaroo Express on South Polk Street in Pineville and Stanleyville Grocery on North Patterson Avenue in Winston Salem. Winners have 180 days to claim their prize.
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Love to see Happy Winners!!
Congratulations Lisa Williard.
Don't Stop Now: Try for a Third Win!
Congrats and keep on playing
Very cool
Congratulations Lisa.... I wish Oklahoma had a game like that.
CONGRATS! to her. A short comment-Pick 5 games are the best odds to win jackpots. Wi. average is about 100 jackpots won per year for the Badger5 5/31 game (daily draw).
This is it American Indian, we need to win too! Congratulations on her second jackpot and good head on her shoulders.
Congrats Lisa, enjoy.
Wow that is amazing!
Nice.
she must live in a Mansion what happen with the first win must of been the down payment
It's always good to buy more than one quick pick.
Unfortunately too many lottery winners just blow their winnings. With the first win she probably gave some money to family, took vacations, and bought more lottery tickets, everything but pay off bills.
That sounds like a great game! We have a similar daily game in Ohio called Rolling Cash. It's a 5/39 daily game which is the only game I play. I already matched 4 numbers for a 300 win.
This story gives me hope in hitting the Indiana Cash 5 $1.1 M Jackpot.
QuickDrawDude,
Was too slow getting in on your Indiana Cash 5. I see someone won it. Will play MM, PB, Hoosier lotto and Cash 4 Life once the sun gets up and head on over there.
Congratulations
I'm STILL trying hard as I can, Last night's MM 1# off except the last # & had Mega Ball! WOOHOO!!!!
The Highest our Fantasy 5's made It to In forever was Last Sat., $381,000. only about a 1k people play It till It get's up their an It takes awhile starts @ $50k, soon as It hit's 100k then more play, I can't even HIT THAT 1 ONCE and there's People Winning MULTIPLES....
WTHECK?
That's O.K we're going to Hit a BIG one SOON, that's all we'll ever need!
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR 2ND WIN, HOPE YOU DO IT AGAIN!
MAN can't believe It you didn't get over & get a Indiana cash 5?
Bet YOU would have HIT that one!