ASHEVILLE MAN WINS $141.4 MILLION POWERBALL JACKPOT!

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A Powerball ticket sold at Candy’s Exxon on Carolina Beach Road in Wilmington matched four white
balls and the Power Ball in the Saturday, Feb. 6 drawing. The ticket is worth $30,000 because it was
Power Played and the multiplier was three. Another ticket matched four out of five white balls and the
Powerball but was not Power Played, making it worth $10,000. It was sold at Food Lion on Old Mountain
Road in Statesville.
A Jacksonville man said he was stunned to become a $200,000 Powerball winner after his ticket
matched all five white balls in the Feb. 3 drawing. Troy Price told NCEL officials he planned to deposit his
winnings in the bank and put them toward college savings. He purchased his winning ticket, worth
$136,000 after taxes, at the Handee Hugo on Western Boulevard in Jacksonville.
Aside from the $141 million winning ticket, a total of 49,891 North Carolina Powerball players won prizes
in the Saturday, Feb. 6 Powerball drawing ranging from $3 to $1,000,000 for a total payout in prizes worth
over $1.3 million. Because the Powerball jackpot prize was won, the jackpot amount for the Wednesday,
Feb. 10 Powerball drawing is $20 million.
A total of 9,860 North Carolina Mega Millions players won prizes in the Friday, Feb. 5 Mega Millions
drawing ranging from $3 to $600 for a total payout in prizes worth $77,960. Because no tickets matched
all five white balls and the Mega Ball, the jackpot for the Tuesday, Feb. 9 Mega Millions drawing is an
estimated $32 million. Tickets first went on sale for Mega Millions on Sunday, Jan. 31. Mega Millions
drawings are held Tuesday and Friday nights.
The North Carolina Education Lottery (NCEL) has paid out over $7.4 million total in instant scratch-off
ticket prizes since Thursday, Feb. 4. Also since Thursday, “Carolina Pick 3” players have won over $1.6
million, “Carolina Pick 4” players have won more than $316,000 and 11 tickets won the top prize of
$5,000. “Carolina Cash 5” players have won over $284,000.
Winners in the Feb. 6 Powerball drawing:
Winner Hometown Amount Won Store Where Ticket Was Purchased
Frank Griffin Asheville $141.4 Million Wilco
158 Smokey Park Hwy., Asheville
Jacqueline & Myron Cherryville $1,000,000 Kingsway
Bivens
2446 E. Main St., Lincolnton
Unknown $30,000 Candy’s Exxon
6134 Carolina Beach Rd., Wilmington
Unknown $10,000 Food Lion
2187 Old Mountain Rd., Statesville
Winners in the Feb. 6 “Carolina Cash 5” drawing:
Winner Hometown Amount Won Store Where Ticket Was Purchased
Mark Washam Mooresville $81,906 Wilco
152 E. Plaza Dr., Mooresville
Curtis & Joan Sinclair Charlotte $81,906 Easy Shop
5724 E. W.T. Harris Blvd., Charlotte
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