A Wayne County man got the surprise of a lifetime when he logged into his Lottery account the morning after the drawing and saw a $100,000 Powerball prize pending!

Leslie Merrell, of Woodhaven, matched four white balls and the Powerball – 01-25-57-62-64, PB: 15 – in the Oct. 21 drawing to win a $50,000 prize. Thanks to the Power Play, the prize was multiplied to $100,000. He bought his winning ticket online at MichiganLottery.com.

“I won a few dollars playing online instant games, so I used the winnings to purchase a couple Powerball tickets,” said Merrell. “The next morning, I saw an email from the Lottery, but I didn’t think much of it. I logged into my account to check my tickets and when I saw my account balance, I kept counting the number of zeros, thinking: ‘Is this real?!’”

Merrell, 63, visited Lottery headquarters recently to claim his prize. With his winnings he plans to complete some home improvements, take a trip out west, and then save the remainder for retirement.

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.