Ypsilanti Woman Wins $100,000 Powerball Prize from the Michigan Lottery
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A last-minute decision to add Power Play to her ticket paid off for a Ypsilanti woman who won a $100,000 Powerball prize from the Michigan Lottery.
Rachel Bayham, 34, matched the four white balls and the Powerball – 02-11-22-35-60 PB:23 – in the Nov. 2 drawing to win a $50,000 prize. Thanks to the Power Play, the prize was multiplied to $100,000. She bought her winning ticket online at MichiganLottery.com.
“I like to play Powerball when the jackpot gets large,” said Bayham. “I’ve never played the Power Play option, but I decided to add it to my ticket at the last minute. I checked the winning numbers before I went to bed, and I thought I’d won $200 at first. When I logged in to my Lottery account and saw $100,000 pending, I was shocked!”
Bayham recently visited Lottery headquarters to claim her prize. With her winnings, she plans to invest and travel.
The Powerball jackpot was last won on Nov. 19. One ticket bought in Kansas won the $93 million jackpot. The current jackpot stands at $20 million.
Powerball plays may be purchased for $2 each at Lottery retailers across the state and online at MichiganLottery.com. A “Power Play” option that multiplies non-jackpot prizes by up to 10 times to a maximum of $2 million may be added to any Powerball play for only $1. For an additional $1 per play, Double Play may be added to a Powerball ticket, giving players a second chance to win up to $10 million in the nightly Double Play drawing.
The Powerball drawing takes place at 10:59 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday and may be watched live online at: http://www.powerball.com. Powerball tickets are sold in 45 states, Washington D.C., U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico.
