A Sterling Heights woman is looking forward to helping her family after winning a $100,000 Powerball prize from the Michigan Lottery.

Vy Uong, 26, matched four white balls and the Powerball – 34-50-51-61-67, PB: 20 – in the Nov. 18 drawing to win a $50,000 prize. Thanks to the Power Play, the prize was multiplied to $100,000. She bought her winning ticket at the 7-Eleven, located at 4191 15 Mile Road in Sterling Heights.

“My dad and I like to play the Lottery together, so every once in a while, one of us will stop and buy some tickets,” said Uong. “I bought a few Powerball tickets and gave them to my dad to check the day after the drawing. When he told me I won $100,000, I thought he was joking. When he showed me the ticket and the winning numbers, I was so happy! I still can’t believe that this is real.”

Uong recently visited Lottery headquarters to claim her prize. With her winnings, she plans to help her family.

Powerball plays may be purchased for $2 each at Lottery retailers across the state and online at MichiganLottery.com. A “Power Play” option that multiplies non-jackpot prizes by up to 10 times to a maximum of $2 million may be added to any Powerball play for only $1. For an additional $1 per play, Double Play may be added to a Powerball ticket, giving players a second chance to win up to $10 million in the nightly Double Play drawing.

The Powerball drawing takes place at 10:59 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday and may be watched live online at: http://www.powerball.com. Powerball tickets are sold in 45 states, Washington D.C., U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico.