Powerball ticket in Hendersonville wins $2 million; Surry County ticket wins $50,000
Wednesday’s jackpot jumps to $204 million, $124.2 million lump sum -
A Powerball ticket sold in Hendersonville won $2 million in Saturday night’s drawing.
The $2 million ticket was sold at the Publix on Greenville HIghway in Hendersonville. The winning numbers were 10-17-18-43-65 for the white balls and 13 for the red Powerball. The North Carolina win of $2 million was the largest prize won nationally in Saturday’s drawing.
The ticket matched all five white balls drawn to win $1 million. Because someone added the extra $1 Power Play feature, the prize doubled to $2 million. The lucky ticket beat odds of 1 in 11.7 million.
A second big Powerball win occurred in the small community of Ararat in Surry County. A $50,000 ticket was sold at the Lil Mtn Cupboard on Little Mountain Road in Ararat. That ticket matched four of the white balls and the red Powerball drawn, beating odds of 1 in 913,129.
Winners have 180 days from the drawing to claim their prize.
No one won Saturday’s Powerball jackpot. The jackpot for Wednesday’s drawing will climb to $204 million, worth $124.2 million cash.
Draw games like Powerball make it possible for the lottery to raise more than $650 million dollars a year for education. For details on how lottery funds have made a difference in all of North Carolina’s 100 counties click on the “Impact” section of the lottery’s website.
