Powerball player misses $76M jackpot — but still wins big in NC. Where was ticket sold?
A Powerball player just missed the jackpot prize — but still has a lot to celebrate in North Carolina.
The player bought a ticket that matched all but one number picked in the Nov. 6 drawing, making it worth $50,000, results show.
The winning numbers: white balls 12-17-37-58-62, with red Powerball 4.
The lucky ticket matched four of the white balls and the red ball to win big. The winner bought it at a QuikTrip convenience store in Cornelius, a roughly 20-mile drive north from uptown Charlotte, the N.C. Education Lottery told McClatchy News in an email.
Though the player is set to get richer, the person was one number away from the jackpot prize. No one in the country hit the jackpot, which stood at an estimated $76 million the night of the drawing, according to the Powerball website.
In North Carolina, lucky Powerball players have about six months to claim their prizes. As of about 9 a.m. Nov. 7, the $50,000 winner hadn’t cashed in yet, according to a lottery spokesperson.
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.
