It's also his second time winning a Cash 5 jackpot
RALEIGH, N.C. — A farmer from Zebulon, North Carolina, won more than $1.1 million in the Carolina Cash 5 jackpot on Sunday — the largest amount ever won by a single ticket in that game.
It was the second time that Homer Buffaloe has hit the Cash 5 jackpot. In November 2010, he claimed half a jackpot worth $408,066.
This time, Buffaloe received a check for $778,479 after state and federal taxes were withheld.
The odds of matching all five numbers and winning the Carolina Cash 5 jackpot are 1 in 575,757. Buffaloe's winning numbers Sunday were 24-26-30-32-33.
"The numbers just come to me," Buffaloe said. "This time felt the same as it did the last time I won it. I guess I've always been lucky. Every time I buy a ticket, I feel like I'm going to win."
Buffaloe bought the ticket at the One Stop Shop at Mitchell Mill and Fowler roads, northeast of Raleigh.
The previous record-holder for the largest Carolina Cash 5 jackpot awarded on a single ticket was a Greenville player who won $856,998 in November 2007.
Very lucky, I'll say! Congrats.
Way to go Homer!!!
The smartest wager in any lottery is to instead of waste your time playing pick 3 or pick 4 with 50% payback is to WAIT and to spend all your money on
pick 5 rollovers where the jackpots are in the 500k range. Giving you almost a true EV of 1 to 1 ( not counting taxes) . It is all I do here in Illinois. Is only play the lucky day lotto when it is over 500k. I do not need to play 50% payback games every day. I have hit 4 out of 5 a ton of times. I might not never hit 5 out of 5 but at least I put my money in when the pot dictates it not the other way around. Great job on hitting it twice buddy!
Congrats Homer, enjoy !
That's awesome!..
Was this the jackpot that Cincin was trying to win (where there had been a higher than normal number of JP winners)?
Not only did he win the biggest ever Cash 5 jackpot in NC he also split one a couple years back and walked away with 400,000 grand....talk about that Tarheel Luck LOL
Amazing, happy for him
Homer Buffaloe, I like that name.
It's got a ring to it.
Congratulations Homer not once but twice....
Lol
I wonder if his wife's name is Marge Buffaloe.
I'm going to change may name to Homer Buffaloe.