RALEIGH, N.C. — Rolf Ozamiz took a chance on a $1 Cash 5 ticket and collected $322,865 jackpot in the March 3 drawing, according to the NC Education Lottery.
Winners have 180 days to claim their prize before it expires. Ozamiz claimed his ticket's expiration date.
He bought his lucky Quick Pick ticket from the Speedway on Yadkinville Road in Winston-Salem. He collected his prize Monday and took home $229,267 after taxes.
Cash 5 is one of four lottery games in North Carolina where players have the option of buying their tickets through a retail location or Online Play through the lottery's website. Drawings are held every night.