A Jackson man got a message he had never seen before when scanning his Powerball ticket, which led to him find out he was the winner of a $150,000 Powerball prize!
Brian Ellsworth, 65, matched four white balls and the Powerball – 11-38-41-62-65, PB: 15 – in the April 3 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 Save Time store, located at 2045 East South Street in Jackson.
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“I got out of work early, so I stopped at the store on my way home and purchased a few Powerball tickets for the drawing that night,” said Ellsworth. “When I took the tickets to the store a few days later to check them, one of them came up with a message to file a claim at the Lottery office. I had never seen that message before, so I wasn’t sure what it meant. I scanned it a few more times and then finally asked the clerk what was going on. She scanned the ticket and told me I was a big winner!”
Ellsworth visited Lottery headquarters recently to claim his prize. With his winnings, he plans to purchase a travel trailer, complete some home repairs, and then save the remainder.
“It has been the longest week of my life holding onto this ticket, so I feel giddy to be at the Lottery office claiming my prize! Winning is going to make life easier for me and my wife,” Ellsworth said.