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A Concord college student turned a missing gas receipt into a $2 million Powerball win
The $3 ticket's prize doubled, then taxes took a cut
Sources: WSOC TV, WSPA 7News
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| Value | |
|---|---|
| Five white balls | $1M |
| With Power Play | $2M |
| Take-home | $1.4M |
If you've ever been annoyed by a pump that won't print a receipt, meet Bram Dunehew. The Concord resident, who's studying civil engineering, was filling up Friday at Sam's Mart on N.C. 49 in Harrisburg when his receipt wouldn't print. He went inside and bought a $3 ticket for Saturday's Halloween Powerball drawing.
He matched all five white balls to win $1 million, and the Power Play option doubled it, according to the lottery's announcement. He claimed the prize Monday at lottery headquarters in Raleigh and took home $1,440,201 after tax withholdings. His plan: buy his father a Cadillac.
“I think Halloween's now my favorite holiday.”
Bram Dunehew
- Where: Sam's Mart on N.C. 49 in Harrisburg
- Claim window: 180 days after the drawing
- Jackpot Wednesday: $835 million annuity, $357.9 million cash
The long odds behind a lucky receipt glitch
- $3
- for the Power Play ticket
- 1 in 11.6M
- odds of matching all five white balls
- 1 in 292M
- odds of winning the jackpot
Sources: WSPA 7News, FOX8 WGHP
FOX8 reported the ticket's 2X multiplier is what doubled the prize.
