$1 lottery ticket leads to lots of tears — and jackpot win — for NC woman

A Charlotte woman invested $1 on a lottery ticket while shopping at Harris Teeter and walked out with a jackpot winner, according to the North Carolina Education Lottery.

Barbara Burris’ Cash 5 ticket beat odds of 1-in-962,598 to match all five balls on Saturday, Aug. 2, lottery officials said in an Aug. 6 news release.

She won $336,635 using a series of numbers (4,5,6,21,43) that combines the birthdays of her family members, officials said.

“I burst out and started crying,” she told lottery officials. “I just couldn’t believe it.”

Burris claimed the prize Aug. 5 at lottery headquarters in Raleigh, and her check came go $241,536 after state and federal taxes were withheld, officials said.

The cash is going to add a touch of extravagance to an upcoming family vacation, she said.

“We are going to Disney World in October,” Burris told lottery officials. “I was going to drive, but now we are going to fly.”

That trip would have been more than nine hours by car.

Her winning ticket was purchased at the Harris Teeter on University City Boulevard in Charlotte.

This story was originally published August 6, 2025 at 2:14 PM with the headline "$1 lottery ticket leads to lots of tears — and jackpot win — for NC woman."