WALLINGFORD, Conn. — November 25, 2025 — Two weeks in, and there’s already one big win.
Connecticut’s first major Powerball Double Play winner did a double take after discovering she had won half a million dollars.
“This is my first time playing CT Lottery,” said the Meriden woman. “I’m still in disbelief.”
She decided to try her luck during the recent nearly billion-dollar Mega Millions jackpot run and bought a Powerball ticket as well, using the Quick Pick option.
“I’ve never played Powerball, so the clerk was helping me buy the ticket,” she recalled. “He asked if I wanted an add-on, and I asked what he recommended. He said Double Play, so I bought the add-on.”
That recommendation paid off. She matched all five black balls in the Double Play drawing: 47, 17, 19, 53, and 61, winning $500,000. Had she also matched the Double Play Powerball number, she would have won a $10 million top cash prize.
The winning ticket was purchased at H&H Mart on Broad St. in Meriden. Double Play, an optional add-on feature for an additional $1 per play, offers a second opportunity for players to win using their same Powerball numbers. The top cash prize for this feature is a staggering $10 million.
The winner says she plans to use the money to pay off her mortgage and celebrate her daughter’s upcoming wedding.
Congratulations to Connecticut’s first big Double Play winner — and to her daughter!
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