First-time Powerball player wins $150,000 in N.C.
Written by Angie Sharma on February 3, 2025
A North Carolina woman decided to buy her first-ever Powerball ticket and ended up winning $150,000.
Hurdle Mills resident Sydney Davis told North Carolina Education Lottery officials she went to the Country Store on Hurdle Mills Road and bought her first-ever Powerball ticket.
The ticket matched four white balls and the red Powerball in Wednesday’s drawing, earning her a $50,000 prize that was tripled to $150,000 thanks to her choosing the Power Play option and the 3X multiplier hitting.
“I couldn’t believe it,” she recalled. “I had never even done that before.”
Davis said she was especially shocked because it was her first time playing Powerball.
“Something like this just doesn’t happen,” Davis said. “We all hardly slept that night after that.”
The first-time player said her prize money will go into savings.
Source : UPI News
