RALEIGH — A $2 million winning Powerball ticket was sold at Sam’s Mart on N.C. 49 in Harrisburg, N.C., following Saturday’s drawing, N.C. Education Lottery officials stated.
The $3 Power Play ticket matched all five white balls to win a $1 million prize, which doubled to $2 million when the 2X multiplier was selected. The odds of matching all five white balls in the game are 1 in 11.6 million.
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A second winning ticket worth $50,000 was sold in Union County for the same drawing. That $2 ticket was purchased at Stallion Monroe on U.S. 74 West in Monroe after matching four white balls and the red Powerball. The odds of matching four white balls and the red Powerball are one in 913,129.
Winners have 180 days from the date of the drawing to claim their prizes from the North Carolina Education Lottery.