Powerball player misses $40 million jackpot — but still wins big in North Carolina
A Powerball player just missed a $40 million jackpot — but still has a lot to celebrate in North Carolina.
The player bought a ticket that matched all but one number picked in the July 10 drawing. Since the person spent an extra dollar on the Power Play option, their prize tripled to $150,000, according to drawing results and game rules.
The winning numbers: white balls 7-11-12-27-46, with red Powerball 26.
So, where did the lucky winner buy the ticket? It was sold at Gamewell Superette in Lenoir, a roughly 70-mile drive northwest from Charlotte, an N.C. Education Lottery spokesperson told McClatchy News via email.
The player’s ticket matched four white balls and the red ball to win big. But the ticket was just one number from scoring the jackpot prize, which stood at an estimated $40 million, according to the Powerball website.
No one hit the jackpot, leaving $1 million prizes in Massachusetts and Washington as the largest won in the country the night of the drawing, results show.
North Carolina officials shared information about the $150,000 win early July 11, before the winner would have been able to claim the prize. The state gives lucky ticket holders about six months to cash in on prizes in drawing games.
What to know about Powerball
To score the jackpot in the Powerball, a player must match all five white balls and the red Powerball.
The odds of scoring the jackpot prize are 1 in 292,201,338.
Tickets can be bought on the day of the drawing, but sales times and price vary by state.
Drawings are broadcast Saturdays, Mondays and Wednesdays at 10:59 p.m. ET and can be streamed online.
Powerball is played in 45 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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