Yadkin County man wins $100,000 Powerball prize

April 8, 2021 Posted by NC Lottery at 12:55 PM

William Hennings of Yadkinville took a chance on a Quick Pick ticket in Saturday’s Powerball drawing and won a $100,000 prize.

His $2 ticket matched numbers on four of the white balls and the Powerball in the April 3 drawing. The odds of matching four white balls and the Powerball in a drawing are 1 in 913,129.

Hennings purchased his winning ticket from the Cutter Mart on Speer Bridge Road in Yadkinville.

He claimed his prize Wednesday at lottery headquarters in Raleigh and took home $70,751 after required federal and state tax withholdings.

No one won Wednesday’s Powerball jackpot. The jackpot climbs to $53 million as an annuity or $37.5 million cash for Saturday’s drawing. The odds of winning a Powerball jackpot are 1 in 292 million.

Players can buy Powerball tickets through Online Play on the lottery’s website, www.nclottery.com, with the NC Lottery Official Mobile App, or at any lottery retail location.

2 COMMENTS

4/08/2021 02:47 - Luciano P.

$3 ticket as he must have had purchased the powerplay option if he won $100k.

4/08/2021 01:18 - DL H.

Congratulations William:-). Great win

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