A big $2 million lottery ticket is sold out at Food lion recently

A lottery ticket worth $1.2 million was sold in Charlotte, NC Friday, and the winner remains a mystery.

The winner brought a Cash 5 ticket at the Food Lion on Cambridge Commons Drive, matching all five numbers in the numbers. The odds of matching numbers on all five balls are 1 in 962,598.

The winner has 180 days from the drawing to claim the prize. The $1,226,664 jackpot became the first to exceed $1 million since November.

The record Cash 5 jackpot stands at $2.1 million and was won in April 2021. Since the jackpot was won Friday, Saturday’s jackpot resets to $100,000.

Cash 5 is one of six lottery games in North Carolina where players have the option of buying their tickets at a retail location or with Online Play through the lottery’s website or with the NC Lottery Official Mobile App.