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$667,142 Kings Mountain man, Greenville couple claim Powerball cash
He and a Greenville couple — Melvin and Phyllis Isbell — are the owners of the two South Carolina tickets that each matched five numbers. Each ticket is worth $667,142. A total of 42 tickets nationwide had five of the winning numbers. The Blacksburg ticket was sold at the WilcoHess Travel Plaza at Exit 106 just off Interstate 85. The ticket belonging to the Isbells was sold at a HotSpot convenience store in Easley. “We probably sold the ticket some time on Saturday,” said Jerry Shannon, the general manager of the WilcoHess Travel Plaza. “Those tickets were selling like wild it was just astronomical. Things were pretty normal until the jackpot hit about $250 million. Then we started selling $25,000 worth of Powerball tickets last Saturday.” The South Carolina buyers did not use the PowerPlay option that would have multiplied their $200,000 prize by four. But they did get money from a bonus pool, making their winnings more than $667,000, said Tara Robertson, a lottery spokeswoman. “We haven’t spoken with the Lottery Commission because they were off on Monday,” Shannon added. “But it’s my understanding that the store won’t receive anything unless the ticket won the jackpot. After all those sales, I didn’t even play myself. Of course, I kind of regret that now that a winning ticket came from our store. If I had won it, I’d definitely give a percentage to the clerk that sold it to me, tithe to my church and then share the wealth with my family.” The grand prize ticket, worth $365 million, was sold in Lincoln, Neb. Lottery officials had scheduled a press conference for today to announce the winner(s). (The Associated Press also contributed to this story.) |
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