A Maggie Valley man is celebrating almost $130,000 in his pocket after he tried his luck on a Cash 5 ticket in early March.
Kevin Horn won $181,893 from a ticket he purchased at the Roadrunner on Dellwood Road in Waynesville, according to a release from the North Carolina Education Lottery.
Horn claimed the prize April 5 in Raleigh at lottery headquarters, and after federal and state taxes, took home a total $128,690 according to the announcement.
The Carolina Cash 5 ticket Horn purchased is $1, with drawings held every night. The jackpot April 5 was $100,000, and the odds of winning are 1 in 962,598, according to the NC Lottery.