Tri-Cities Powerball player turns $3 into six-figure win. Where was ticket sold?
A Washington’s Lottery player in Tri-Cities is $100,000 richer after purchasing a winning Powerball ticket, according to lottery officials.
The Powerball player matched four white balls and the red Powerball in the Saturday, April 11, drawing to win $50,000, a Washington’s lottery spokesperson said.
The player then doubled their winnings by adding a Power Play multiplier, scoring six figures in all.
Here’s where the lucky ticket was sold:
Where was the winning Powerball ticket sold?
The winning Powerball ticket was sold at the Kennewick Walmart at 2720 South Quillan St., according to the Washington’s Lottery spokesperson.
What were the winning Powerball numbers?
The winning numbers in Saturday’s drawing were 6, 47, 49, 53 and 60 with a Powerball of 6, according to Washington’s Lottery.
According to Washington’s Lottery, the odds of winning the $50,000 prize are one in 913,000.
How big is the current Powerball jackpot?
As of Monday, April 13, the Powerball jackpot was $45 million, with a cash value of about $20.5 million.
Players have a one in 292 million chance of taking home this jackpot.
When is the next Powerball drawing?
The next Powerball drawing will be at 7.59 p.m. on Monday, April 13.
Powerball tickets are sold in 45 U.S. states as well as Washington, D.C., the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
How does the Powerball lottery game work?
Washington’s Lottery holds Powerball drawings three times a week, on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 7:59 p.m. Tickets are $2 a piece.
For an extra dollar, players can multiply their winnings up to 10 times through the Power Play add-on. Each drawing has a random multiplier available.
To participate in Powerball, players pick five numbers between 1 and 69, and one Powerball number between 1 and 26.
While matching all six drawn balls has the biggest payout, there are nine ball combinations that can bring home the bucks, according to the lottery:
- Five white balls and the Powerball: Jackpot
- Five white balls: $1 million
- Four white balls and the Powerball: $50,000
- Four white balls: $100
- Three while balls and the Powerball: $100
- Three white balls: $7
- Two white balls and the Powerball: $7
- One white ball and the Powerball: $4
- Only the Powerball: $4