A Missouri Lottery player in Kansas City used a special combination of numbers and won a $50,000 prize in Powerball’s Double Play drawing on Dec. 30.
"I had a dream about those numbers about 10 years ago and have been playing them ever since," he explained.
While his numbers didn’t win in the main drawing, his decision to add the Double Play feature to his ticket allowed him to play those same numbers again in a second drawing for another chance to win. The ticket matched four of the five white-ball numbers, plus the Powerball, in the Double Play drawing – resulting in a $50,000 prize.
"I told my parents and brother, but they didn’t believe me,” he laughed. “I had to show them the ticket and the numbers on the app."
The winning Double Play numbers were 1, 4, 5, 6 and 42, with a Powerball number of 8.
He isn’t sure how he’ll spend his winnings yet, but he said he plans to celebrate, adding it was a “great start” to his week.
The winning ticket was purchased at Hy-Vee Market, 5330 N.W. 64th St., in Kansas City.
Saturday’s Powerball jackpot is an estimated $77 million. If the jackpot is hit, the “Jackpot Reset” promotion will be activated – giving players who buy three Powerball plays on a single ticket a free $2 Powerball ticket.
Players who purchased tickets in Platte County in FY23 won more than $15.7 million in total Missouri Lottery prizes. Retailers in the county received more than $1.3 million in commissions and bonuses, and education programs received more than $1 million in appropriated Lottery proceeds.
