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January 10, 2008

Update: Providence man wins $200,000 Powerball prize

A Providence man who had gone to pick up a friend whose car had broken down also picked the winning ticket for a $200,000 prize from last night's Powerball drawing.

Luis Gordillo seldom plays the lottery but bought the ticket when he stopped at the Jefferson Global at 15 Jefferson Blvd., Warwick, on the way to pick up the friend, a Rhode Island Lottery news release said this afternoon.

Gordillo's ticket matched the first five numbers but not the PowerBall number. Last night's Powerball drawing was for a $72.9 million. Saturday’s estimated Powerball jackpot is $83 million.

The lucky number? 2-13-20-21-23 PowerBall 24

-- projo.com staff writer Michael P. McKinney

Posted by Mike McKinney  at 6:28 PM | Permalink

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