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Wake County woman wins $150,000 playing Powerball

May 12, 2022 Posted by NC Lottery at 9:12 AM
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Donna Knowles of Wendell tried her luck on a Powerball ticket and won a $150,000 prize.

Knowles’ $3 Power Play ticket matched numbers on four white balls and the Powerball in the April 30 drawing to win $50,000. Her prize tripled to $150,000 when the 3X multiplier hit.

Knowles purchased her ticket using the Online Play option on the lottery’s website, nclottery.com. She claimed her prize Wednesday at lottery headquarters and, after required federal and state tax withholdings, took home $106,516.

Saturday’s Powerball drawing offers a $83 million jackpot, or $47.6 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 at a retail location or with Online Play 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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5/12/2022 09:10 - Sabrina D S.

Congrats!!

5/12/2022 08:56 - kaletah t.

Congratulations!

5/12/2022 04:37 - Irwin F.

On your new radio ad, you mention Bingo winners. Why do you do that when you don't even have a Bingo scratchoff? Makes you sound foolish and hypocritical.NC Lottery
Hey there, Irwin! We have a Slingo scratch-off game out now, as well as Bingo Fast Play games!

5/12/2022 04:18 - Natalie R.

Congratulations!

5/12/2022 12:24 - John F.

Congratulations ,nice to see a win purchased online.

5/12/2022 11:38 - Gary W.

Gotta be in to win odds are nothing more than walls congratulations Mrs Knowles you knocked the wall down

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