Lee Jefferson, of Concord, took a chance on a $1 Cash 5 ticket and won a $875,300 jackpot, officials at the N.C. Education Lottery announced.
Jefferson bought the lucky ticket in the Labor Day drawing using Online Play.
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His ticket matched all five numbers to win the jackpot. The odds of matching all five balls are 1 in 962,598.
He claimed his prize at lottery headquarters Friday and after taxes, took home $628,028.
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