Robert Fuller of Lexington said he never gave up on his dream of winning the lottery, and his faith was rewarded when he won a $100,000 prize in Wednesday’s Powerball drawing.
“I always thought I would win some day,” Fuller said. “It feels like I am dreaming.”
Fuller’s $3 Power Play ticket matched numbers on four white balls and the red Powerball to win $50,000. Due to the Power Play feature, that prize doubled to $100,000 when the 2X multiplier was drawn.
“I kept reading it over and over again to make sure it was real,” Fuller said.
Fuller, a 43-year-old assembly technician, purchased his Quick Pick ticket using the Online Play option on the lottery’s website. He claimed his prize Thursday at lottery headquarters in Raleigh and, after required federal and state tax withholdings, took home $71,011.
“It couldn’t have come at a better time,” Fuller said. “I want to go on a nice vacation with my family.”
His prize was one of four big wins in North Carolina in Wednesday’s drawing. An Online Play ticket purchased in Lenoir County won $1 million. Two other tickets, purchased at the Circle K on Wilmington Highway in Jacksonville and the Gold Star E on Lobelia Road in Vass in Moore County, won $50,000.
Saturday’s Powerball drawing offers a $172 million jackpot, or $117.3 million in cash. The odds of winning a Powerball jackpot are 1 in 292 million.
Powerball is one of four lottery games in North Carolina where players have the option of buying their tickets either through the lottery’s website, or with the NC Lottery Official Mobile App. The other games are Mega Millions, Lucky For Life, and Carolina Cash 5.
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