For the upcoming Monday night drawing, a jackpot winner could choose the $88 million annuity or a lump sum valued at $43.5 million in cash.
Players continue to win big prizes in the drawings as the jackpot climbs. In Saturday night’s drawing, a lucky $2 ticket from Murphy on East Dixie Drive in Asheboro won $50,000.
Winners have 180 days from Saturday’s drawing to claim their prizes.
Players can buy Powerball tickets at any lottery retail location or through Online Play on the lottery’s website, www.nclottery.com.
The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are 1 in 292 million.
Ticket sales from draw games make it possible for the lottery to raise more than $2.8 million a day on average for education. For details on how lottery funds have made a difference in all of North Carolina’s 100 counties, click on the “Impact” section of the lottery’s website.
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