Two Powerball tickets sold in Charlotte area won prizes. One is worth $2 million

A Powerball ticket sold in Gastonia is worth $2 million, and another sold in Charlotte won $500,000 in Saturday’s drawing, according to the North Carolina Education Lottery.

No one hit the overall jackpot, which stands at $1.1 billion, or $503.4 million in cash. That’s the sixth-largest jackpot in Powerball history and the odds of winning it are 1 in 292 million, lottery officials say.

The $2 million prize was won with a $3 Power Play ticket sold at the Food Lion on South New Hope Road in Gastonia, lottery officials said in a Dec. 14 news release.

“The ticket matched the numbers on all five white balls. ... The odds of matching numbers on all five white balls are 1 in 11.6 million,” officials said.

“The $2 million prize was one of the two biggest prizes won nationally in Saturday’s drawing. The other $2 million win occurred in Pennsylvania.”

North Carolina had two other Powerball wins Saturday, officials said.

• A $3 Powerball Double Play ticket purchased by Laura Pugerude of Charlotte matched all five white balls to win $500,000. The prize came to $358,751 after tax withholdings. The ticket was sold at Charlotte’s Landing, a gift and snack shop at Charlotte Douglas International Airport. It’s the second time since 2021 a lottery ticket sold at the shop has won a prize. The other was a Cash 5 ticket worth $279,915.
• A $2 ticket purchased at the Food Lion on Andrews Road in Fayetteville won $50,000. It matched the numbers on four white balls and the red Powerball.

Winners have 180 days from the drawing to claim the prize.

The next Powerball drawing is at 10:59 p.m., Monday, Dec. 15.

This story was originally published December 14, 2025 at 11:36 AM with the headline "Two Powerball tickets sold in Charlotte area won prizes. One is worth $2 million."