A Wake County man just turned a $1 Quick Pick into a life-changing haul, matching all five numbers in a Carolina Cash 5 drawing and locking in a $685,796 jackpot. After mandatory federal and state tax withholdings, the winner walked out of the lottery office with about $493,842. Local reporters identified the winner as Wake Forest resident Vincent Ximines, who finalized his claim this week at the N.C. Education Lottery’s Raleigh claim center.
According to CBS17, Ximines bought his $1 Quick Pick via Online Play, then later checked his account after the June 21 drawing and discovered the big win. Lottery officials verified the ticket and processed the paperwork at the Raleigh claim center, where larger prizes have to be claimed in person. The outlet reported both the advertised jackpot and the net amount Ximines received after taxes.
The numbers that paid
Draw records list the winning numbers as 7, 9, 20, 33 and 34 for the June 21 Cash 5 drawing, with the pot sitting at $685,796 before withholdings and just one ticket matching all five. Those results are documented in public draw listings and appear in trackers such as LotteryExtreme. With only a single winning play, the entire jackpot landed with that one claimant.
How Cash 5 works and the odds
Carolina Cash 5 gives players five picks from a pool of numbers 1 through 43, and its top prize starts at $100,000 and continues to roll over until someone hits all five. The odds of pulling off that feat are about 1 in 962,598, which helps explain how a simple $1 Quick Pick can occasionally turn into a six-figure windfall, according to game trackers like LotteryUSA. That blend of tiny buy-in and long odds is a big part of why the game keeps regulars coming back.
Claiming, withholdings and take-home pay
For sizable Cash 5 wins, claimants have to show up at one of the lottery’s offices in person. The N.C. Education Lottery outlines where those claim centers are located and what identification and forms winners need to bring. Federal rules require certain gambling payouts to be reported on Form W-2G and to have federal taxes withheld automatically, which, combined with state withholding, trims the headline jackpot to the actual take-home amount. Those tax requirements account for the gap between the $685,796 that was advertised and the roughly $493,842 that ended up in Ximines’ pocket.
Local context
Cash 5 has been quietly churning out six-figure winners around the Triangle this year, with several Wake County players already cashing out in the mid six figures. Earlier this spring, Hoodline covered a similar Raleigh story when a Spring Mart stop produced a $476,189 payday off another $1 Quick Pick. With nightly drawings and steep odds, the game keeps serving up the occasional surprise for anyone willing to take that one-dollar shot.
