COLUMBIA, SC (February 3, 2022) – When the Powerball® jackpot was large last month, a Midlands woman, who doesn’t usually play, got a ticket.
She won $100,000. And she missed winning a then $632.6 million jackpot by one number.
“That number haunts me,” she told lottery officials, who caught up with her after cashing in her prize.
She quick picked her Powerball® numbers at the Quick & Easy on Marlboro Ave. in Barnwell and matched four of the first five white ball numbers and the red Powerball® number (6 - 14 - 25 - 33 - 46 and PB: 17) drawn on Wednesday, January 5. Paying an extra dollar for PowerPlay® doubled her $50,000 winnings to $100,000.
“I am very thankful,” she said.
The odds of winning $50,000 playing Powerball® are 1 in 913,129. The odds of a 2X multiplier being selected are 1 in 1.75 when the jackpot is more than $150 million.
For selling the claimed ticket, Quick & Easy in Barnwell received a commission of $1,000.
The estimated jackpot for Saturday’s Powerball® drawing is $137 million.
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She won $100,000. And she missed winning a then $632.6 million jackpot by one number.
“That number haunts me,” she told lottery officials, who caught up with her after cashing in her prize.
She quick picked her Powerball® numbers at the Quick & Easy on Marlboro Ave. in Barnwell and matched four of the first five white ball numbers and the red Powerball® number (6 - 14 - 25 - 33 - 46 and PB: 17) drawn on Wednesday, January 5. Paying an extra dollar for PowerPlay® doubled her $50,000 winnings to $100,000.
“I am very thankful,” she said.
The odds of winning $50,000 playing Powerball® are 1 in 913,129. The odds of a 2X multiplier being selected are 1 in 1.75 when the jackpot is more than $150 million.
For selling the claimed ticket, Quick & Easy in Barnwell received a commission of $1,000.
The estimated jackpot for Saturday’s Powerball® drawing is $137 million.
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