$100k win for 62 year old Nash County man in Powerball drawing

Michael Buck needed some convincing to buy a Powerball ticket to test his luck at winning the record $2.04 billion jackpot.

While Buck didn’t win the jackpot prize, the 62-year-old Rocky Mount man did win $100,000.

“The girl at the pharmacy told me they sold Powerball tickets at customer service,” Buck said.

“I told her, ‘If I win, I’ll come back and buy you a car.’” Buck, who works as a solutions architect, matched numbers on four white balls and the Powerball to win $50,000 on his Power Play ticket.

The prize doubled to $100,000 when the 2X Power Play multiplier hit.

“I didn’t hit the jackpot, so I can’t buy her a car, but I’ll definitely bring her something,” Buck said.

Buck bought his $3 Quick Pick ticket from the Walmart Supercenter at 1511 Benvenue Road in Rocky Mount.

“I usually start playing when the jackpot [surpasses] $500 million,” he said.

“This win really is quite extraordinary,” Buck said he didn’t know how to react when he realized he won.

“I kind of just walked around the house a little bit,” Buck said. “I was shaking.”