Steven Rush of Charlotte is the winner of a $100,000 Powerball prize in Saturday’s drawing.
Rush bought a $3 Power Play ticket at the lottery vending machine at the Charlotte Bistro at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport.
His Quick Pick ticket matched four numbers and the Powerball – only one number away from winning the jackpot. The 2x multiplier in the drawing multiplied Rush’s $50,000 prize to $100,000. After federal and state tax withholdings, Rush took home $70,746.
Ticket sales from Powerball help the lottery raise more than $650 million a year for education. For details on how $61.9 million in lottery funds made a difference in Mecklenburg County last year, click on the “Impact” section of the lottery’s website.