Wife ‘thought something was wrong’ with husband as Powerball win leaves him speechless
A Virginia man was at a loss for words after realizing he won a big Powerball prize, lottery officials said.
Robert Washington was with his wife when he found out he won $100,000 from the Nov. 6 drawing, the Virginia Lottery said in a Dec. 3 news release.
“I thought something was wrong with him because his mouth was open, but no words were coming out,” Washington’s wife told the lottery.
Washington won $50,000 by matching four of the first five winning numbers and the Powerball number, and according to lottery officials, his winnings doubled to $100,000 since he spent an extra dollar on Power Play when he bought his ticket.
The winning numbers were 12, 17, 37, 58 and 62, and the Powerball number was 4, the lottery said.
Washington bought his ticket online through the Virginia Lottery’s mobile app, according to the release. He told lottery officials he has no plans for using his prize “except to pay bills.”
Three others won $100,000 in the Nov. 6 drawing using Power Play, and one person matched all five numbers to win $1 million, according to the Powerball website. No one won the jackpot.
The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million, and the overall odds of winning a Powerball prize are 1 in 25, the lottery said. The next drawing is Dec. 4, and the estimated jackpot is $240 million.
What to know about Powerball
To score the jackpot in the Powerball, a player must match all five white balls and the red Powerball.
Tickets can be bought on the day of the drawing, but sales times and price vary by state.
Drawings are broadcast Saturdays, Mondays and Wednesdays at 10:59 p.m. ET and can be streamed online.
Powerball is played in 45 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
This story was originally published December 3, 2024 at 2:32 PM with the headline "Wife ‘thought something was wrong’ with husband as Powerball win leaves him speechless."
