$1 lottery ticket wins Wilmington man $300,000

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY)  — The man who won the nearly 300,000 Cash 5 Jackpot has claimed his cash.

George Nixon Jr. of Wilmington beat odds of one in almost 750,000 to win Sunday’s drawing.

He bought the one dollar quick pick ticket at the Dawson Food Mart on Dawson Street in Wilmington.

Nixon claimed his prize Sunday.

After required tax withholdings, he took home a little more than $206,000.