COLUMBIA, SC (March 10, 2023) – How’s this for a surprise. A Pee Dee couple went to cash in a $50,000 winning Powerball® ticket and found out it was worth double that.
They won $100,000 on February 13 when their ticket, a quick pick, matched every number drawn but one (17, 26, 37, 61, 65 and PB: 2). The husband purchased it at Pamplico Junction at 400 Pamplico Hwy. in Florence after leaving a nearby Lowe’s store.
“At first I thought I only won $12,” the husband admitted. Then he showed his wife the ticket and they decided it was good for $50,000. “I went on to work as usual,” he said. Only they forgot about the extra $1 he spent for PowerPlay®, which increased their prize to $100,000.
It wasn’t until they scanned the Powerball® ticket on the ticket checker at the Lottery’s Claims Center in Columbia that they learned just how much they really won.
The couple is delighted and still making plans for their six-figure windfall.
The odds of winning $50,000 by matching four white ball numbers and the red Powerball® number playing Powerball® are 1 in 913,129. The odds of a 2X multiplier being selected are 1 in 1.79 when the jackpot is $150 million or less.
For selling the claimed ticket, Pamplico Junction in Florence received a commission of $1,000.
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