$2M lottery ticket bought in Fremont County
Someone won big in Fremont County this weekend. The Idaho Lottery said someone bought a Powerball ticket there worth $2 million.
The ticket, which the Idaho Lottery only said was bought at a “retail location,” matched the first five numbers of Saturday night’s $100 million draw and had the PowerPlay option.
PowerPlay is a $1 option, selected at the time of purchase and increases non-jackpot winning tickets up to $2 million. A ticket that matches the first five numbers is worth $1 million, but for the extra $1, that ticket is now a $2 million winner, the Idaho Lottery said.
The winning numbers for Saturday night’s draw are 07, 10, 11, 14, 36, and the Powerball was 15.
“Idaho continues to be a lucky place for players to play and win big prizes on Powerball,” said Jeff Anderson, Idaho Lottery director, on Monday. “We are encouraging everyone who played Powerball for Saturday night’s draw to check their tickets carefully for winners. Too often we see players not match the Powerball and think they do not have a winning ticket. In this case, the ticket matched all five of the first numbers, and with the PowerPlay, is worth $2 million.”
Anderson said there is a lot of lottery excitement in Idaho.
“Tuesday night, the Mega Millions jackpot is $172 million. The Idaho $1,000,000 Raffle with its guaranteed prize is close to selling out. And the jackpot for Powerball is now over $100 million,” he said. “With these three jackpot games occurring simultaneously, we want to remind everyone to please play what they can afford, not go overboard.”
