GOLDSBORO – Jeremy Ciborowski of Goldsboro tried his luck on a $3 Power Play ticket and won a $100,000 Powerball prize.
Ciborowski bought his lucky ticket using Online Play. He matched the numbers on four white balls and the red Powerball in the Oct. 4 drawing to win $50,000. His prize doubled to $100,000 when the 2X multiplier hit.
Ciborowski arrived at lottery headquarters Thursday to claim his prize and, after required federal and state tax withholdings, took home $71,251.
Ticket sales from draw games like Powerball make it possible for the lottery to raise $2.8 million a day on average for education. Wayne County has received state grants totaling $30 million from monies raised by the lottery to help build a new elementary school.
