Tonya Flowers of Greensboro tried her luck on a $3 Powerball ticket in Monday’s drawing and won a $100,000 prize.

Flowers bought her lucky ticket from the Kwik Buy on Randleman Road in Greensboro. She matched the numbers on four white balls and the red Powerball to win $50,000. Because she bought a Power Play ticket, her prize doubled to $100,000 when the 2X multiplier hit.

Flowers arrived at lottery headquarters Tuesday to claim her winnings and, after required federal and state tax withholdings, took home $71,751.

Wednesday’s Powerball jackpot stands at a $1.7 billion annuity or $781.3 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 Guilford County received $32.4 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.