One Tucson shopper is sitting on a serious payday after a routine stop at a Circle K turned into a $150,000 Powerball win.
The winning ticket, sold at the Circle K on the corner of First Avenue and Limberlost Drive, matched four white balls plus the Powerball in Monday's drawing. The standard payout for that combo is $50,000, but the player had tacked on the $1 Power Play add-on, which tripled the prize to $150,000.
Winning numbers and the growing jackpot
Monday's winning numbers were 2, 42, 47, 57 and 58, with Powerball 14 and a Power Play of 3x, according to Powerball. No one hit the jackpot, so the top prize rolled over to an estimated $194 million for Wednesday's drawing. The odds of taking down the Powerball jackpot are very long: about 1 in 292.2 million.
Ticket sold in north Tucson
Local reporting confirms the $150,000 ticket was sold at the Circle K at First Avenue and Limberlost Drive in Tucson and matched four white balls plus the Powerball. As noted by KTAR News, the player chose the Power Play option at purchase, which triggered the 3x multiplier and bumped the prize from $50,000 to $150,000.
Power Play and claiming the prize
Power Play is a $1 add-on feature that multiplies non-jackpot prizes by 2, 3, 4, 5 or 10. Arizona Lottery documentation shows that Monday's drawing came with a 3x Power Play, which is how the usual $50,000 Match-4-plus-Powerball win climbed to $150,000. Powerball lines cost $2 each, and Arizona Lottery guidance states that prizes of $600 or more must be claimed at a Lottery office and that draw-game tickets expire 180 days after the drawing.
Under state rules, winners of $100,000 or more can request permanent confidentiality. Otherwise, winners' names stay confidential for 90 days. The Lottery may still release the retailer, purchase date and prize amount; see the Arizona Lottery and the Lottery's winner information for details.
If you think you've got the ticket
If you bought a Powerball ticket at that Circle K, it might be time to dig through your wallet, glove box or junk drawer. Check your numbers at the store or online, and if your ticket hits, sign the back right away to establish ownership.
Keep the signed ticket somewhere secure, and bring it along with valid ID when you claim. The Arizona Lottery has offices in Phoenix and Tucson to handle prizes above the retailer payout limit, including a score as big as this one.
