BERRIEN COUNTY, Mich. — A Berrien County man could hardly believe his luck when he won a $150,000 prize on his second Powerball ticket ever.
40-year-old Michael Werner, of Buchanan, matched four white balls and the Powerball—08-23-25-40-53 PB: 05—in the Sept. 1 drawing to win a $50,000 prize. The Power Play on his ticket multiplied the win to $150,000.
“This was only my second time ever playing Powerball,” said Werner. “My first time was the drawing before this one, so I used my winnings from that to purchase this ticket. I played my own set of numbers, so when I was looking at the results the next day, I recognized them right away.”
He was shocked to take home the win.
“It was hard to believe, so I had my brother double check what I was seeing and then I logged into my lottery account and saw my $150,000 balance!” he said.
Werner recently visited Michigan Lottery headquarters to claim his prize. He plans to travel and pay bills with his winnings.
Powerball tickets are $2 each. A “Power Play” option multiplies non-jackpot prizes up to 10 times to a maximum of $2 million for an additional dollar.
The Powerball drawing takes place at 10:59 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday and may be watched live online at: http://www.powerball.com.
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