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One-in-a-Million: Guilford County Man Beats Odds, Wins $110,000 Cash 5 Jackpot

Levi Graves of Climax won $110,000 in the Cash 5 jackpot after buying the winning Quick Pick ticket at Surya Merchant on Liberty Road in Greensboro.

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Levi Graves is celebrating after he won $110,000

GUILFORD COUNTY, N.C. — A Guilford County man bought a $1 Cash 5 jackpot ticket in Greensboro and turned it into a pretty good investment.

Levi Graves of Climax won $110,000. Graves bought the winning ticket at Surya Merchant on Liberty Road in Greensboro. Levi beat nearly 1 in a million (actually 962,598) odds to match all five numbers in Saturday's drawing.

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Graves claimed the jackpot Monday at lottery headquarters in Raleigh. After taxes, he took home $77,825.

Cash 5 is a statewide draw game that gives players the chance to win a jackpot every single night.

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