Winning a lottery prize is not easy, but going from wanting to claim US$100 to collecting US$50,000 is a true stroke of luck and that was precisely what happened to one player from Missouri, United States, who can now celebrate her fortune.
Although his name remained anonymous, Missouri lottery authorities announced the case of one of their most recent winners who bought a Powerball ticket in a liquor store in San Luis.
According to him, when he reviewed the results of the last draw corresponding to April 6, He was excited to think that he had won US$100. But that was nothing compared to the surprise that awaited him, because when he continued checking his ticket, he realized that I was entitled to something much greater.
Because he matched the red Powerball number, along with four of the five white ball numbers, he actually His prize corresponded to US$50,000, a figure 500 times greater than he originally thought.
This lucky winner He was only one number away from winning the jackpot which, at that time, was estimated at more than US$1,300,000. Still, getting $50,000 was quite a feat, given that the odds of winning that amount are one in 913,000, according to lottery data.
How to play the Powerball lottery and try your luck?
If you also want to try your luck you should know that Powerball, the United States lottery, holds drawings three times a week, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, specifically at 10:59 pm Eastern Time, at its headquarters in Florida.
Ticket sales are carried out in 45 states of the American Union and can be purchased up to one or two hours before the draw takes place.
It should be noted that the numbers can be selected directly by the buyer or generated at random by a computer and that the US lottery regulations do not establish that you have to be a US citizen to play or win, so It is possible to participate from abroad or as a migrant.
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