Powerball player missed $409M jackpot — but still won big in NC. Where was ticket sold?
A lottery player just missed a $409 million jackpot — but still won a prize worth celebrating in North Carolina.
The player bought a ticket that matched all but one number picked in the Oct. 16 drawing, making it worth $50,000, results show.
The winning numbers: white balls 4-30-39-44-60, with red Powerball 11.
So, where was the lucky ticket sold? The player bought it at a Publix grocery store in Fayetteville, a roughly 60-mile drive south from Raleigh, the N.C. Education Lottery told McClatchy News in an email.
The lucky winner is set to get a windfall after their ticket matched four of the white balls and the red ball. The ticket was just one number from hitting the jackpot, which stood at an estimated $409 million the night of the drawing, according to the Powerball website.
In North Carolina, Powerball winners have about six months to cash in on their prizes. A lottery spokesperson shared details about the $50,000 win early Oct. 17, before the ticket holder had a chance to come forward.
What to know about Powerball
To score the jackpot in the Powerball, a player must match all five white balls and the red Powerball.
The odds of scoring the jackpot prize are 1 in 292,201,338.
Tickets can be bought on the day of the drawing, but sales times and price vary by state.
Drawings are broadcast Saturdays, Mondays and Wednesdays at 10:59 p.m. ET and can be streamed online.
Powerball is played in 45 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
