Winning Powerball lottery ticket worth $100K sold

A stop at a Chinese restaurant led Phillip Vince Sr. of Hope Mills to a $100,000 Powerball prize Monday night.

“I have numbers I saved from the fortune cookie that I use,” Vince said. “I’ve been playing them for about six months.”

Vince bought his lucky $3 Power Play ticket using Online Play on the lottery’s app. He said he likes the convenience of using the app. He matched the numbers on four white balls and the red Powerball to win $50,000 in Monday’s drawing.

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

“It’s crazy because Friday night I was only one number away from hitting the jackpot on Cash 5,” he said. Vince said the win adds to a week full of celebrations for his family. His anniversary with his wife is on Saturday and their first grandchild was born on Thursday.

“It’s definitely been a great week,” he said. “And it’s a nice anniversary gift too.”

Vince claimed his prize Thursday at lottery headquarters and, after required federal and state tax withholdings, took home $71,251.

He said would use the winnings to pay some bills, save for retirement, and “maybe splurge a little bit.”

Saturday’s Powerball drawing offered a $262 million jackpot or $133.2 million in cash.

The odds of winning a Powerball jackpot are 1 in 292 million