Eaton County Woman Wins $150,000 Powerball Prize from the Michigan Lottery

Kaci Powers holding $150,000 checkAn Eaton County woman found out she won a $150,000 Powerball prize when she logged into her Michigan Lottery account and “saw a whole bunch of numbers!”

Kaci Powers, of Charlotte, matched four white balls and the Powerball – 23-40-49-65-69 PB: 23 – in the Aug. 16 drawing to win a $50,000 prize. Thanks to the Power Play, the prize was multiplied to $150,000. She bought her winning ticket online at MichiganLottery.com. Charlotte is about 20 miles southwest of Lansing.

“I saw on a commercial that the Powerball jackpot was over $500 million, and I didn’t feel like going to the store, so I bought a ticket online,” said Powers. “When I logged into my Lottery account the next day, I saw a whole bunch of numbers on the prize notification that popped up! At first, I was confused and then when I realized I’d won $150,000, I went into shock!”

Powers, 51, visited Lottery headquarters recently to claim her prize. With her winnings, she plans to take a family vacation and then save the remainder.

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.

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