Vincent Ximines of Wake Forest won a $685,796 jackpot from a Cash 5 lottery ticket purchased online for the June 21, 2026 drawing. He claimed his prize on Tuesday at NC Lottery headquarters in Raleigh and received $493,842 after federal and state tax withholdings. The odds of winning the Cash 5 jackpot by matching all five balls are 1 in 962,598.
news blog > article Wake County man enjoys $685,796 jackpot win July 8, 2026 Posted by NC Lottery at 2:52 PM Tweet Vincent Ximines of Wake Forest took a chance on a $1 Cash 5 ticket and won a $685,796 jackpot. Ximines bought his lucky Quick Pick ticket for the June 21 drawing using Online Play. The odds of matching all five balls playing Cash 5 are 1 in 962,598. He claimed his prize Tuesday at lottery headquarters in Raleigh. After required federal and state tax withholdings, Ximines took home $493,842. Cash 5 is one of six lottery games in North Carolina where players have the option of buying tickets at a retail location or with Online Play through the lottery’s website or the NC Lottery Official Mobile App. NC Lottery The odds of a particular trip coming out in a drawing are the same as in any Pick 3 drawing -- exactly 1 in 1,000. Those odds never change, no matter how recently or long ago a triple came out. We love it when popular numbers are drawn, because that means our players win a bunch of prizes, but every combination has the same odds of being drawn in each drawing. Congratulations Vince and LeVerne so proud of you guys, hope I'm next