$2 Million Powerball Winning Ticket Sold In RI, Prize Still Unclaimed

CRANSTON, RI — Someone won $2 million on a Powerball ticket they bought in Rhode Island, a spokesperson for the RI Lottery said Thursday.

State lottery officials said the winning ticket was sold at the Cumberland Farms at 1933 Mineral Spring Ave. in North Providence.

The winning ticket matched five numbers, but not the Powerball number, to win the standard payout of $1 million. But since the winner opted to pay an additional dollar for the Power Play feature, and the multiplier selected for the draw was two, the prize doubled to $2 million.

There was also a $50,000 winning Powerball ticket sold in Wednesday's drawing, lottery officials said. The winning ticket matched four numbers and the Powerball number to win $50,000. Lottery officials said the winning ticket was purchased at Barbosa Liquors at 963 Narragansett Blvd. in Providence.

Neither prize has been claimed, as of Thursday afternoon.

Rhode Island's own jackpot game, Wild Money, also had a $318,564 prize claimed Thursday from the June 22 drawing. The winner, a Coventry man, found out he won after checking the Rhode Island Lottery’s website, and plans to put the money in the bank, lottery officials said.

Friday's estimated Mega Millions jackpot is $720 million. Saturday's estimated Powerball jackpot is $20 million.

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