A quick grocery run turned into a six-figure shocker on Saturday when a Charlotte resident stopped at the Food Lion on South Polk Street in Pineville, grabbed a $5 Fast Play ticket, and walked out nearly $800,000 richer. The instant ticket printed out a jackpot of $793,378, with the win officially recorded on June 13. What started as a small, last-minute gamble turned into one of the larger Fast Play payouts in the region this month.
Lottery records show the prize
The Fast Play winners page from the NC Education Lottery lists a Double Win ticket sold at Food Lion #459 in Pineville that hit for $793,378 on June 13. That figure reflects the portion of the progressive jackpot printed on the winning $5 ticket at the exact moment the jackpot was triggered.
The winner and what she took home
Local coverage identified the player as Dwayna Bollinger, who bought the $5 Fast Play ticket on Saturday and claimed the prize. According to Queen City News, after required state and federal tax withholdings, Bollinger took home roughly $571,313.
How Fast Play payouts work
Fast Play jackpots are split by ticket price. A $5 jackpot-winning ticket receives 50 percent of the progressive jackpot, while higher-priced tickets are eligible for larger shares. The game rules from the NC Education Lottery explain that the progressive total keeps growing with every ticket sold until someone wins it, then it resets. When the pot has climbed high enough, even a 50 percent share on a $5 ticket can land solidly in the high six-figure range.
Local context
The Pineville Food Lion has already built a bit of a reputation for big wins, including a Cash 5 jackpot sold there in March, highlighting a small streak of notable payouts at the South Polk Street store, as reported by the Charlotte Observer. For North Carolina lottery players, it is another reminder that the progressive Fast Play pot can grow quickly and pay out without warning to someone making a casual stop at the register.
