BRUNSWICK COUNTY — The Labor Day weekend Powerball drawing has produced a $1 million prize from a $2 ticket purchased at a convenience store in neighboring Brunswick County.
The luck struck at a Circle K store located on North Howe Street in Southport. The winner matched the numbers on all five white balls, beating 1 in 11.6 million odds, to win the big prize.
This was not the only big North Carolina win this weekend as a $1 ticket sold in Durham on Saturday produced a prize of $50,000. The ticket was purchased at the C-mart on East Club Boulevard in Durham. This lucky winner beat 1 in 913,129 odds, matching four of the white balls and the red powerball.
The winners have 180 days from the drawing to claim the prize.
The Powerball drawing now offers a $435 million jackpot, with a cash value of $210.9 million. The odds of a Powerball jackpot win are 1 in 292 million.
Ticket sales from the North Carolina Lottery help to raise $2.5 million a day on average for educational needs statewide.
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