Rochester Hills Man Wins $150K Powerball Prize

ROCHESTER HILLS, MI — A Rochester Hills man listened to his gut and won a $150,000 Powerball prize from the Michigan Lottery.

Mohamed Salem, 50, matched the four white balls and the Powerball – 06-40-41-45-52 and 9 - in the May 14 drawing to win a $50,000 prize. Thanks to the Power Play, the prize was multiplied to $150,000. He bought his winning ticket online at MichiganLottery.com.

"I just kept getting this feeling in my gut that I should buy a Powerball ticket," Salem said. "I had the feeling a couple of times throughout the day and then again just before the drawing. I logged into my Lottery account on my phone and bought a ticket about five minutes before sales ended for the drawing that night."

A few days later, Salem said he was going through his emails when he saw one from the Michigan Lottery telling him to claim his prize.

"When I logged in to my account and saw I had won a $150,000 prize, I was stunned," Salem said.

Salem said he plans to invest his winnings.

The Powerball jackpot was last won on April 27. One ticket bought in Arizona won the $473.1 million jackpot. The current jackpot stands at $210 million.