Burlington woman got lucky with lottery ticket on St. Patrick's day

The next morning, she woke up around 5 a.m. and saw she had an email but didn't open it. Later in the morning as she got ready for work, Davis opened the email and learned she had won half the $1.6 million Cash 5 jackpot. 

“I just sat there stunned like, ‘Is this for real?’” she said. “I had to pull myself together and I actually went to work that day.”

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Davis took home around $583,000 after taxes. She plans to use the money to renovate her house and "help out a couple of people."

Carolina Cash 5 drawings are held every night, and tickets are $1. The odds of winning are 1 in 962,598. 

— Breaking news reporter Rachel Berry can be reached at rberry@gannett.com. Follow her on Twitter @racheldberry. 

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