Michael Mica of Lexington had trouble comprehending his good fortune when a $3 Powerball ticket on Saturday won him a $100,000 prize.
“It just, it didn’t compute,” he recalled. “I had to keep checking it because it wasn’t registering.”
Mica got his lucky Quick Pick ticket from Arcadia Shell on N.C. 150 West in Lexington. He matched the numbers on four white balls and the red Powerball to win $50,000. Because he bought a Power Play ticket, his prize doubled to $100,000 when the 2X multiplier hit.
“I checked the website and saw that a couple people won in the drawing,” Mica said. “Of course, you always hope you are the one to win.”
He arrived at lottery headquarters Tuesday to claim his winnings and, after required federal and state tax withholdings, took home $71,751.
Mica plans to use his winnings to pay bills and put the rest in the bank.
“It will definitely help to have a rainy-day fund,” he said.
Wednesday’s Powerball jackpot stands at a $146 million annuity or $65.6 million in cash. The odds of winning a Powerball jackpot are 1 in 292 million.
Powerball is one of six draw 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 the NC Lottery Official Mobile App.
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