Laura Pugerude of Charlotte took a chance on a $3 Powerball ticket in Saturday’s drawing and won a $500,000 prize.

Pugerude bought her lucky Double Play ticket at Charlotte’s Landing on Express Drive in Charlotte. She matched the numbers on all five white balls in the Powerball Double Play drawing to win $500,000. The odds of that win were 1 in 11.6 million.

Double Play is a $1 add-on feature that allows players to play their Powerball numbers again in a separate drawing for a chance to win up to $10 million.

Pugerude arrived at lottery headquarters Thursday to claim her winnings and, after required federal and state tax withholdings, took home $358,751.

Saturday’s Powerball jackpot stands at a $1.5 billion annuity or $686.5 million in cash. The odds of winning a Powerball jackpot are 1 in 292 million.

Powerball is one of six draw games in North Carolina where players have the option of buying their tickets at a retail location or with Online Play through the lottery’s website or the NC Lottery Official Mobile App.

Education programs in Mecklenburg County received $60 million in support from lottery funds last year. For details on how lottery funds have made a difference in all of North Carolina’s 100 counties, visit www.nclottery.com and click on the “Impact” section of the lottery’s website.