A winning ticket for the $2 million Powerball was sold in Princeton, catching the second-highest prize that was up for grabs.
According to a news release, the winner elected to pay an additional dollar for the Power Play option on the ticket, and with the offer of Power Play number of 2, that meant any non-jackpot prize would be multiplied by two. The normal prize for matching all five white ball winning numbers but not the Powerball is $1 million—but thanks to the winner’s one dollar investment, that prize was multiplied to $2 million.
Kentucky Lottery’s Senior Vice President of Communications Chip Polston says lottery security staff members will execute a series of security checks at the retailer Monday morning where the winning ticket was sold. Once those checks are cleared, the name of the retailer will be released.
The winner has 180 days from the date of the drawing to claim their prize, which has to be done at the lottery’s headquarters in Louisville.