J. Guadalupe Solis chose his own numbers when purchasing a Powerball ticket for the Nov. 20 drawing. As luck would have it, he matched four of the five white-ball numbers drawn, plus the Powerball and won a $50,000 prize.

Solis purchased his ticket at Marsh’s Sun Fresh, 4001 Mill St. in Kansas City, but he didn’t immediately realize he had a winning ticket.

RALEIGH – For Catherine Rhoden of Creedmoor, a trip to the grocery store with her boyfriend to get barbecue fixings turned into a $100,000 Powerball win.

Bartender Taylor Russey recently received a tip from a customer that will not be soon forgotten: a Powerball ticket worth $50,000.

The O’Fallon resident said it was not at all unusual for this particular customer to gift Draw Games tickets to others.

“One of the regulars will buy the rest of the regulars in the bar Lottery tickets every now and then, especially when it’s high,” Russey said. “And he did that on Saturday – he bought all of us Lottery tickets.”

LANSING, Mich. - A Belleville man has a feeling of "safety" for the future after winning a $100,000 Powerball prize from the Michigan Lottery.

Thomas McIntyre, 64, matched four of the white balls and the Powerball - 12-29-34-53-65 PB: 23 - in the Oct. 12 drawing to win a $50,000 prize. Thanks to the Powerplay, his prize was multiplied by two for a $100,000 prize. He bought his winning ticket online at MichiganLottery.com.

LANSING, Mich., Oct. 23, 2019 - A Suttons Bay man who is "rich with family" now has cash to match after winning an $80 million Powerball jackpot from the Michigan Lottery. 

Rocky Hill, CT/September 5, 2019 – Frank Laquitara and his fiancée, Debbie Long-Combs, were driving to visit family in Virginia when she got an email that a winning Powerball ticket worth $100,000 was sold in Connecticut for the August 24 drawing. The Preston couple decided they should take a look at the Powerball tickets tucked in the sun visor of their car.

Baltimore – A native of the Keystone state frequently crosses the Mason-Dixon Line to take care of business in Maryland — including Maryland Lottery business! On Aug. 31, the Glenville, Pa. resident made such a trip and put $3 on a Powerball ticket for that night’s drawing. He ended up with a $250,000 Powerball Power Play payday.

David Yax of North Evans is the sole winner of the $80 million jackpot from the September 4 Powerball drawing. Yax matched all six numbers drawn, making him the winner of Erie County’s largest jackpot.

“You’ve got to be kidding me!” said Yax. “I checked my ticket early one morning and immediately woke up my wife with the good news.”

Lincoln, NE – Daniel Moore of Bellwood won $1 million playing Powerball from the Nebraska Lottery.

Moore purchased his winning ticket at Parkview One Stop at 102 Colfax St. in Schuyler. The ticket contained three quick pick plays, one of which matched five out of five winning numbers (18, 21, 24, 30, 60) but not the winning Powerball number (20) from the August 17 drawing.

RALEIGH – Paul Jackson of Clio, South Carolina said he plans to celebrate his $150,000 Powerball prize with some good food. 

“The first thing I’m going to do is take my family to dinner,” Jackson said. “We’ll head to Outback and get some steaks and a Bloomin’ Onion.”