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A Powerball player from Kansas must have thought
he was a "Wizard of Odds" when he
won not one but two $200,000 prizes using identical
numbers on separate tickets. The unusual double
win took place in the draw held on Saturday
24 February after the lucky player, who has
requested anonymity, bought two tickets with
exactly the same numbers on each. All numbers
except the Powerball itself were matched, resulting
in a total win of $400,000.
Powerball is a US lottery played twice a week
(every Wednesday and Saturday) in 29 states
as well as in the U.S. Virgin Islands and the
District of Columbia. Players must choose 5
main numbers from 1 to 55 and one red Powerball
number from 1 to 42. To win the jackpot all
six numbers must be matched, but for those players
who manage to match just the five main numbers
(and not the Powerball) a prize of $200,000
is awarded.
Any non-jackpot prize, including the $200,000
second-tier prize, can be multiplied using a
Power Play number for an additional fee. The
player can choose to multiply by 2, 3, 4 or
5 times, potentially turning $200,000 into £1million.
To successfully multiply a prize, the player
must match the Power Play number selected.
Despite this option, the Kansas winner found
another way to multiply his prize - by buying
a duplicate ticket! Whilst a double win of this
nature is unusual, what's even more unusual
is the fact that the tickets weren't bought
at the same time or from the same store. The
player bought the first ticket from one store,
then bought the second ticket from another store
with the same numbers just eleven minutes later.
Quite why two identical tickets were purchased
in this way isn't known, but we're sure he's
glad he did!
07 March, 2007
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