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$1.2 million lottery ticket sold in North Carolina, but no one has claimed the prize

A lottery player in North Carolina won a $1.2 million prize — but hasn’t claimed it.

Someone is getting the big windfall after hitting the jackpot in the Carolina Cash 5 game, the N.C. Education Lottery said Friday in a news release.

The lucky ticket was sold at a Speedway in Fayetteville. Officials say the convenience store is on Yadkin Road and roughly five miles southeast of Fort Bragg.

A lottery player beat nearly 1-in-a-million odds to win a jackpot prize, North Carolina officials say.
A lottery player beat nearly 1-in-a-million odds to win a jackpot prize, North Carolina officials say. N.C. Education Lottery

The ticket matched enough numbers in Thursday’s drawing to make it worth $1.2 million, according to the N.C. Education Lottery. The prize was the seventh-highest won in the Cash 5 game.

Now, officials are urging lottery players to “check those tickets” for the winning numbers: 2-20-27-35-40.

If you’re the lucky ticket holder, you still have time to come forward. Winners have about six months to claim their prizes, according to the lottery.

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