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Michigan Lottery: Wayne County man wins $150K Powerball prize

Ticket bought in Detroit

FILE - A display panel advertises tickets for a Powerball drawing at a convenience store, Nov. 7, 2022, in Renfrew, Pa. An estimated $1.04 billion Powerball jackpot will be up for grabs, tempting players to spend a couple dollars on a longshot chance at instant riches. The prize is the worlds ninth-largest lottery prize behind earlier drawings of Powerball and Mega Millions, the other nearly nationwide lottery game. The prize on the line Monday, Oct. 2, 2023 has grown so massive because there have been 32 consecutive drawings since someone won the jackpot. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File) (Keith Srakocic, Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

A Melvindale man says winning a $150,000 Powerball prize came “right on time!”

Tony Nelams, 58, matched four white balls and the Powerball – 03-09-10-20-62, PB: 25 – in the Dec. 16 drawing to win a $50,000 prize. Thanks to the Power Play, the prize was multiplied to $150,000. He bought his winning ticket at the East Jefferson Mobil, located at 460 West Fort Street in Detroit.

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“I play Powerball regularly and always check my tickets at the store,” said Nelams. “The message said to file a claim, so I went to the Lottery office in Livonia. It wasn’t until I had the Lottery office scan the tickets that I knew I had won $150,000! It was an indescribable feeling!”

Nelams visited Lottery headquarters recently to claim his prize. With his winnings, he plans to buy a new home.

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