A man in the USA has had a stroke of beginner’s luck after he hit the jackpot in his first-ever attempt playing the lottery’s Cash 5 game.

Michael Eaves from the city of Clinton, North Carolina State, USA, said he initially did not believe he had scored USD 331,792 (GBP 259,272) in his first-ever attempt at the game.

The lucky man revealed it all began when he decided to try his luck out on the lottery’s Cash 5 game and bought a USD 1 (GBP 0.8) Quick Pick ticket online.

And he was stunned when he woke up the next morning, checked the numbers on his tickets and found out he had scored the massive jackpot.

Michael said in a statement obtained by Newsflash: “It was my first time playing that game.

“I was just sitting there in my recliner that evening and I purchased the tickets using my smart phone.”

After sharing the news with his wife, they reportedly instantly started making plans on how to spend the money.

He added: “I still wasn’t certain. When I decided it was real, we began discussing how we were going to use the money.”

Michael revealed they will use a part of their winnings to repair the house and to pay their car loan, and donate the rest to charity and to their church.

He collected his money at the lottery headquarters on Friday (18th August) and took home a total of USD 236,404 (GBP 184,931) after state and federal taxes.

North Carolina Education Lottery officials said: “Cash 5 is one of six lottery games in North Carolina where players have the option of buying their tickets through a retail location or with Online Play.

“The odds of winning a Cash 5 jackpot are 1 in 962,598. Monday’s jackpot is USD 179,000 [GBP 140,026].”