A St. Clair County man initially thought he may have won $1,500 when he got a message to file a claim at the lottery office, but it turned out he actually won $200,000.
Scott MacKenzie, of Cottrellville, matched the four white balls and the Powerball, 04-24-29-39-63, PB: 25, in the Nov. 30 drawing.
He won a $50,000 prize, but due to the Power Play, it was multiplied to $200,000.
The winning ticket was purchased at Buscemi’s at 54800 North Gratiot Avenue in Chesterfield.
“After the drawing, I took my ticket to a retailer to check it and thought maybe I’d won $1,500 or a smaller prize over $600 after getting a message to file a claim at the Lottery office,” said MacKenzie. “I called my sister and had her check the winning numbers to see how much I’d won. When we found out the ticket was a $200,000 winner, we were both shocked and excited! Winning is a huge blessing that came just in time for the holidays.”
MacKenzie recently claimed his prize and plans to take a vacation, continue playing Powerball and then save the rest of his winnings.
Powerball plays can be purchased for $2 each. For $1 per play, a “Power Play” multiplies non-jackpot prizes by up to 10 times to a maximum of $2 million.
