The president of the Tennessee Lottery shares why $150,000 winner may not know

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) -A fortunate Powerball participant has but to money in on their $150,000 prize.

Rebecca Paul, the president of the Tennessee Lottery, stated the particular person might not even know they’re holding that profitable ticket.

“Lots of occasions when folks don’t win the jackpot, they don’t test the remainder of their ticket and there are 9 alternative ways to win, so keep in mind to test your ticket, even for those who don’t win the massive Jackpot,” stated Paul.

The profitable ticket was offered at an Up-N-Smoke tobacco store on Millertown Pike in Knoxville.

The ticket was $50,000 however the participant spent a further greenback for the ability play characteristic and tripled the prize.

“In the event you use powerplay while you play Powerball, for those who win something however the jackpot then your prize is multiplied by the ability play multiplier. It was three Saturday night time so due to the ability play as an alternative of profitable $50,000 the winner in Knox County gained $150,000,” shared Paul.

The winner had 180 days from the date of the drawing to say the $150,000. If nobody claims it by then, the cash will go in the direction of after-school care packages throughout the state.

“We’ve had $17.5 billion in winners since we began, however an important quantity is the over $6 billion we’ve raised for training. And Knox County is likely one of the larger benefactors of all of the scholarships and grants which might be funded by the Tennessee Lottery,” stated Paul.

The Tennessee Lottery official stated Tennessee has had 380 winners of $1 million or extra, with the state’s largest prize being $528 million in Munford, Tennessee.

Monday’s Powerball Jackpot is $421 million.

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