Lottery player comes forward days after winning over $320,000 on $1 ticket in NC
A jackpot-winning lottery ticket sold in Shelby, North Carolina, has been claimed by someone in a neighboring county, according to the N.C. Education Lottery.
Devin Gullatte of Gaston County cashed in the Carolina Cash 5 ticket Monday, Feb. 3, four days after the Jan. 30 drawing, lottery officials said in a news release.
He paid $1 for the ticket and won $321,794, thanks to the jackpot building over days.
The prize came to $230,889 after federal and state taxes, lottery officials said.
Gullatte, who lives in Cherryville, didn’t say what he intended to do with the money.
His ticket matched all five balls in the drawing, with the numbers 7, 14, 19, 20, 23. The odds of matching all five numbers are 1 in 962,598.
He bought the ticket at the Curve View Express on West Warren Street in Shelby, about a 45-mile drive west from Charlotte.
Carolina Cash 5 has a rolling jackpot that starts at $100,000 and grows until someone picks the right numbers.
His win marked the second time in two weeks a player in the Charlotte area got the game’s top prize.
On Jan. 19, Patsy Avery of Midland won $332,952 with a ticket purchased at a store in Iron Station, about a 25-mile drive northwest from Charlotte. She claimed the money Jan. 21 and it came to $238,893 after taxes.
This story was originally published February 4, 2025 at 8:45 AM with the headline "Lottery player comes forward days after winning over $320,000 on $1 ticket in NC."