The lucky numbers that Trevor Stewart of Fayetteville always plays in Powerball paid off Wednesday with a $150,000 prize.

“This is awesome,” Stewart said.

Stewart, 56, said the winning numbers came mostly from his family.

“I asked family members to choose the numbers and that’s what I play,” he said. “Been playing them for years.”

Stewart bought the $3 Power Play ticket using Online Play on the lottery’s website.

“I always play online,” Stewart said. “That’s just the easiest way.”

His winning ticket matched numbers on four white balls and the Powerball to win $50,000 in Wednesday’s Powerball drawing. The prize tripled to $150,000 when the 3X Power Play multiplier hit.

“I was pretty excited, I had to call my wife to let her know,” he said.

Stewart claimed his prize Monday at lottery headquarters and, after required federal and state tax withholdings, took home $106,516. He said he will pay some bills and put the rest in the bank.

Wednesday’s Powerball drawing offers a $251 million jackpot, or $135.2 million in cash. The odds of winning a Powerball jackpot are 1 in 292 million. Tuesday’s Mega Millions jackpot stands at $277 million, or $149 million in cash. The odds of wining a Mega Millions jackpot are 1 in 302 million.

Players can buy their Powerball or Mega Millions tickets at a retail location or with Online Play through the lottery’s website or with the NC Lottery Official Mobile App.

Ticket sales from draw games like Powerball make it possible for the lottery to raise $2.5 million a day on average for education. For details on how $22.6 million raised by the lottery made a difference in Cumberland County in 2021, visit www.nclottery.com and click on the “Impact” section.