A West Virginia woman was going about her Saturday as usual when she decided to try her luck on the $1.3B Powerball at the time.
"I was home on Saturday around 5pm and, like usual, placed the order for my ticket a few hours before the cut off."
That $6 ticket order placed on Jackpocket ended up matching 4 out of 5 regular numbers and the Powerball to win a $50,000 prize. The 3x Power Play multiplier boosted her prize to $150,000.
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That $150,000 Winning Moment
"I had just woken up on Sunday morning and was making my morning coffee when I saw the message that I had won big. I got very excited, and called my husband who was at the lake scouting for fishing spots and told him he had to come home right away.”
She revealed to Jackpocket staff that she won with some special numbers to her and may have some plans to spoil some grandchildren.
“One of them is my birth month and another is my daughter's favorite number. I play the same numbers every time, but hadn't won more than $10-$12 with them yet."
"It is very exciting!” she continued. “I am retired, so most of it will probably go into savings, but I also have 10 grandchildren, so we will see."
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So how did this lucky lottery winner hear about Jackpocket in the first place?
"My husband Jim read about it online, and we decided to give it a try about a year ago when we found out Jackpocket was operational in West Virginia. Now, we never buy our tickets any other way, and will continue to do so."
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How Do You Win Powerball?
Powerball is a multi-state game currently offered by lotteries in 45 states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The odds of winning the grand prize are 1 in 292,201,338, while the overall odds of winning any prize are 1 in 24.9.
For an extra $1 per game, you can add the Powerball Power Play to your ticket. This multiplies your prize — not including the jackpot — by up to ten times.
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