Ronda Isaac of Lincolnton said she looks forward to getting knee replacement surgery after her $3 Powerball ticket won her a $150,000 prize.
“I finally get my new knees,” she laughed.
Isaac, 57, works as a mortician. She said she has needed double knee replacement surgery for years and now she can finally get it.
“When you work standing up all the time, that’s pretty exciting,” she said.
Isaac bought her Quick Pick ticket for Saturday’s drawing with Online Play using the NC Lottery Official Mobile App.
“I like using the app because it’s just real convenient,” she said.
Isaac’s winning ticket matched numbers on four white balls and the red Powerball to win $50,000. The prize tripled to $150,000 when the 3X Power Play multiplier hit. One other lucky player, Rebecca Powell of Weaverville, also won $150,000 in the drawing.
“I was kind of in shock,” Isaac said. “I’ve never won any big prizes before.”
Isaac claimed her prize at lottery headquarters Tuesday and, after required federal and state tax withholdings, took home $106,876. Aside from knee surgery, she said she would put the rest in savings.
Wednesday’s Powerball drawing offers a $360 million jackpot, or $188.7 million in cash. The odds of winning a Powerball jackpot are 1 in 292 million.
Players can buy their Powerball tickets at a retail location or with Online Play through the lottery’s website or, like Isaac, with the NC Lottery Official Mobile App.
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