$50,000 Powerball prize thought to be $100 won at Independence gas station
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — A woman at an Independence gas station was caught by surprise after winning a $50,000 Powerball prize.
She purchased the Powerball ticket from Food & Fuel Expresso at 4200 S. Lee’s Summit Road, receiving a much bigger amount than she expected.
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“When I took it in, I thought it was just for $100,” the winner recalled. “I said to the clerk, ‘I don’t know how much you guys pay out. I think maybe up to $100?'”
In a delightful turn of events, she was wrong.
“The clerk said, ‘This is more than $100!’ she said. “I was quite surprised, to say the least.”
Her ticket matched four of the five white-ball numbers, including the Powerball in the May 25 drawing to win $50,000.
The winning numbers were 6, 33, 35, 36 and 64, with a Powerball of 24. If her ticket would’ve matched all the numbers, she would’ve won the $120 million jackpot.
“I just missed one number. I can’t even imagine that!” she said.
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