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September 28, 2006

$10,000 winning PowerBall ticket sold in Providence

Although last night's $15 million PowerBall jackpot was won by a player in Kansas, Rhode Island had a $10,000 winner of its own, according to Rhode Island Lottery.

The ticket, purchased at Fernandez Liquors, 332 Elmood Ave., Providence, matched four numbers and the PowerBall number.

The standard payout of this type of win is $10,000. However, if this player had opted to purchase the Power Play feature for an additional $1 on the wager, his or her $10,000 prize would have tripled, lottery officials said.

During the past month, Rhode Island has sold an unusually high number of $10,000 winning PowerBall tickets, officials said. In just seven draws, there have been eight $10,000 winners. Three of these eight $10,000 tickets remain unclaimed, including last night's winner.

The other unclaimed winning tickets were purchased at Park Avenue Shell, 1315 Park Ave., Cranston, on Saturday, and Annex Diner, 80 River St., Woonsocket, on Sept. 13.

Saturday's estimated PowerBall jackpot is $15 million.

Posted by Pam Cotter  at 3:12 PM | Permalink

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