RALEIGH — A lucky Powerball player in Gastonia won a $2 million prize in Saturday’s drawing with a ticket purchased at the Food Lion on South New Hope Road.
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The winning ticket matched all five white balls, securing one of the two largest prizes awarded nationally in the drawing. The odds of matching all five white balls are 1 in 11.6 million.
North Carolina also saw two other significant wins on Saturday.
- In Charlotte, a $3 Powerball Double Play ticket matched all five white balls to win $500,000. This ticket was bought at Charlotte’s Landing on Express Drive.
- A $50,000 prize was won with a $2 ticket purchased in Fayetteville at the Food Lion on Andrews Road. This ticket matched four white balls and the red Powerball.
- Another $2 million prize was claimed in Pennsylvania.
Winners have 180 days from the drawing date to claim their prizes.Monday’s Powerball drawing offers a $1.1 billion jackpot, which is the sixth largest in Powerball history. The cash option for the jackpot is $503.4 million, with the odds of winning the jackpot being 1 in 292 million.
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