Alexandria Man Scores $150K Win In Powerball

ALEXANDRIA, VA—Anthony Wills of Alexandria tends to play Powerball when the jackpot prize gets large. His instinct was right when he bought a ticket for the April 27 drawing, when the jackpot reached $166 million. While he didn't win the top prize, he scored $150,000.

Wills won by matching four of the first five numbers and the Powerball number. The winning numbers were 2-29-41-45-62 and the Powerball number was 6. He used random computer-generated numbers on his ticket.

"I was shocked when I saw the numbers," he told Virginia Lottery officials. "I never thought something like this could happen to me!"

Wills bought the winning ticket at Giant Food, South Jefferson Street in Falls Church. The prize is normally $50,000, but he tripled his prize by spending an extra dollar for Power Play. The Power Play for the drawing was 3X.

Wills, who works in information technology, does not have any immediate plans for his winnings.

Powerball drawings are held Wednesdays and Saturdays at 10:59 p.m. The chance of matching all six numbers to win the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million. There's a 1 in 25 chance of winning any Powerball prize.