Winning the lottery on your first time playing is another level of luck only a few people have. A rising jackpot inspired a Michigan man so much that he ended up buying his first Powerball ticket and won the $150,000 prize.
Avery Williams used the Michigan Lottery’s website to buy his first Powerball ticket when he saw the large size of the jackpot for the November 5, 2022, drawing to win a $50,000 prize. Thanks to the Power Play, the prize was multiplied to $150,000, which caught Williams’ attention.
“I’d never played Powerball before but I decided to purchase some tickets when the jackpot got over $1 billion,” Williams said. “I was getting ready for work the morning after the drawing and remembered I had to check my tickets. I logged in to my lottery account and knew I’d won big as soon as I saw my account balance. I couldn’t believe it!”
The 27-year-old netted a hefty $150,000 prize from the drawing, which he plans to use towards making investments and remodeling his home. “Winning is a huge relief and will allow me to do things I otherwise would not have been able to,” he said.