Powerball winner’s prize was multiplied by 10 in South Carolina. Now he has a new home

A yearslong Powerball player was grocery shopping in November when he decided to grab a quick pick ticket.

For an extra dollar, he added on a PowerPlay multiplier, according to a Jan. 23 news release from South Carolina lottery officials.

That $1 investment paid off.

The lottery player’s ticket matched four of the first five numbers in the Powerball’s Nov. 26 drawing, winning him $50,000, lottery officials said. Then, the PowerPlay number was a 10, the rarest and largest multiplier, bringing the player’s total winnings to $500,000.

“Nobody was more stunned that me to win that much,” he told officials.

Now, the winner has moved into a new home, according to officials.

The winning ticket was bought at the Publix on Old Trolley Road in Summerville, about 20 miles northwest of Charleston.

This story was originally published January 24, 2023 at 5:56 PM with the headline "Powerball winner’s prize was multiplied by 10 in South Carolina. Now he has a new home."

Moira Ritter

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Moira Ritter covers real-time news for McClatchy. She is a graduate of Georgetown University where she studied government, journalism and German. Previously, she reported for CNN Business.