RALEIGH, N.C. — A woman from Charlotte has won the first $100,000 prize in the new cash prize promotion from the North Carolina Lottery.
Georgia Richardson of Charlotte became the first top-prize winner on Jan. 9, when her good luck helped her to win the prize in the first drawing of the promotion. Each drawing offers one prize of $100,000 and 40 prizes of $500.
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The entry deadline for the second drawing will be this Sunday, the drawing is scheduled for Monday.
Richardson went to the lottery headquarters Friday to collect her prize. Following required state and federal tax withholdings, she ended up taking home $71,250.
The Cash 5 Bonus Cash Drawing promotion will be run through Jan 29 with three more drawings scheduled. Players who spend $5 or more on a single Carolina Cash 5 ticket at a retail location are given an entry into the drawing; Richardson purchased her Cash 5 ticket from the Harris Teeter on Providence Road in Charlotte.
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