Wake County woman to use $100,000 Powerball prize on home improvements

June 22, 2021 Posted by NC Lottery at 11:57 AM

A combination of family and friends’ birthdays won Sonya Grantham-Griffis of Garner a $100,000 Powerball prize.

Grantham-Griffis purchased her winning ticket, using her own numbers, from the Han-Dee Hugo on Benson Highway in Garner.

After the drawing, she went online to the lottery’s website to check her ticket and couldn’t believe her eyes when she saw the winning numbers.

Grantham-Griffis’ $3 Power Play ticket matched numbers on four of the white balls and the Powerball in Saturday’s drawing to win her $50,000. Her prize doubled to $100,000 when the 2X multiplier was drawn. The odds of matching four white balls and the Powerball in a drawing are 1 in 913,129.

Grantham-Griffis claimed her prize Monday and took home $70,751 after required federal and state tax withholdings.

She plans to use the prize money to “fix up the house” and put the rest into savings.

No one won Saturday’s Powerball jackpot. The jackpot stands at $63 million as an annuity or $44.9 million cash for Wednesday’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.

14 COMMENTS

6/23/2021 10:20 - Angela S.

Congratulations Sonya! May God continue to bless you abundantly! Have a great day. Enjoy your home improvements! ??

6/23/2021 10:19 - Denver G.

CONGRATS Sonya. There once was man who lived by the zoo. He had so many bonus points, he didn't know what to do. With all the contests and prizes. Should he use them all this month? Or wait till the July moon rises?

6/23/2021 06:11 - Jeffrey W.

Congrats sonya! Hoping we can get some new 2nd chance scratch offs for July!!! Especially ones that aren't $30 some of us like the $5 ones that were offered for the jeeps, Panthers tickets etc. Please consider bringing those back.NC Lottery
Hi Jeffrey, we do have some new Second Chance tickets planned for July. Based on your criteria, I think you will enjoy them!

6/23/2021 04:47 - vanessa b.

Congrt

6/23/2021 12:12 - Carolyn N.

CONGRATULATIONS

6/23/2021 12:10 - Sabrina D S.

Congrats ????

6/22/2021 10:19 - gracie l.

Nice

6/22/2021 09:24 - Tiffiny H.

Congratulations!!!

6/22/2021 09:23 - Carnellia O.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

6/22/2021 05:40 - Willie B.

My wonderful wife has a birthday coming up this week and looking forward to winning the lottery for her. She deserves it so much. This will be a great surprise and she doesn't have to get stuck with a needle to accept the prize.NC Lottery
Hi Willie, Happy Birthday to your wife! We hope you both have a great day.

6/22/2021 03:58 - Casselle W.

Congrats on your blessing, keep on smiling, and stay safe!!

6/22/2021 03:47 - carolyn b.

HOW DO YOU SET UP A ON LINE PLAY ACCOUNT......NC Lottery
Hi Carolyn, the first step to being able to purchase games online is to create an NC Education Lottery account. There are three easy steps. You'll create a username, password, and provide your email. Once you click Continue, you will need to check your email for a confirmation code, which you'll enter on the next step. After you confirm your email, you'll provide additional information such as your name, address, and the last 4 digits of your Social Security number. And it's as easy as that! Once you have an NC Education Lottery account, you will be ready to deposit funds to your balance and purchase popular draw games online. If you need any more help, please call Online Play Customer Service at 866-934-0289 and they can help walk you through the process. Thanks!

6/22/2021 02:29 - Douglas H.

Roses are Red. The UNC Tarheels are Blue. Ms Sonya won big on powerball..and so can You **** Play Responsibily and have FUN** I sound like a commercial LOL CONGRATULATIONS to Sonya :-). Awesome win!

6/22/2021 02:21 - Cynthia A.

Congratulations!

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Wake County woman to use $100,000 Powerball prize on home improvements

June 22, 2021 Posted by NC Lottery at 11:57 AM

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