TOPEKA, Kan. – An employee of the University of Kansas can now call himself a millionaire after matching five numbers in a May 17 Powerball drawing.
The 51-year-old Lawrence man, who asked the Lottery not to release his identity, is the Kansas Lottery’s newest millionaire. The man matched the first five numbers in the May 17 Powerball drawing, and had purchased the Power Play option, which doubled his Match 5 prize from $1,000,000 to $2,000,000.
The Power Play option, which costs an extra dollar per play, multiplies any prize won, except for the jackpot. The man, who says he always purchases the option when he plays, has been purchasing tickets for every drawing for the past eight years.
Not only does this Lawrence player always purchase the Power Play option, he makes sure he has a ticket for every Powerball drawing, something he’s done for eight years.
The lottery winner’s $30 multi-draw ticket had five plays for two drawings. He picked two of the numbers himself, and three were Quick Picks. One of the Quick Picks is the number which gave him his big win. He says although he already won, he will continue to play in the future.
The man, who is single, purchased his ticket at a Dillon’s grocery store, located at 1015 W. 23rd Street in Lawrence. He says he plans to invest the majority of his prize money and also do some traveling in the Caribbean.
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