ILLINOIS MAN WINS $100,000 POWERBALL PRIZE
WITH TICKET PURCHASED IN SABULA

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Richard Patterson Won Big With 10X Multiplier In June 12 Powerball® Drawing

DES MOINES, Iowa – An Illinois man won a $100,000 prize playing Powerball with the Power Play during a limited-time promotion that increased the multiplier option.

Richard Patterson Sr. of Savanna, Ill., matched four numbers and the Powerball in the June 12 drawing. Because he purchased the Power Play, he multiplied his $10,000 prize by 10 to win $100,000!

Patterson said he always chooses the Power Play because it gives him the chance to win more, but he wasn't aware of the lottery's special 10X promotion when he purchased the ticket at the Hop N Shop, 416 Broad St. in Sabula.

The Powerball 10X Promotion began with the drawing on May 1 and continued through June 12. Here's how the 10X feature worked: The Power Play option normally gives Powerball players the chance to multiply their non-jackpot Powerball prizes by 2, 3, 4 or 5 times for an additional $1 per play. At the beginning of each Powerball drawing, an animated spinner presents that night's multiplier number.

During the promotion, one of the 5X multipliers in the Power Play feature was replaced with a 10X. When the 10X was selected in the June 12 drawing, that meant prizes with the Power Play option were multiplied 10 times. (Jackpot prizes are not eligible for the Power Play.)

The winning numbers on June 12 were: 9-12-13-35-38 and Powerball 30. The Power Play® multiplier was 10.

Patterson said that each week he plays the same Powerball numbers, which are made up of his and his wife's birthdays.

The 79-year-old returned to the Hop N Shop to have his tickets checked, but had no idea he had won something big. The clerk who checked his ticket was flustered after putting the ticket through the lotto terminal and learning Patterson had won a big prize. Patterson also asked to buy some more Powerball plays.

"He got so excited he only gave me the one draw on two tickets instead of two draws – so he gave me two single ones!" Patterson said.

What was Patterson's reaction to the win?

"I fell over!" he joked.

Patterson said his wife, Jan, didn't believe him when he told her the news.

"She said, 'Don't kid like that,'" he said.

Patterson claimed his prize June 15 at Iowa Lottery headquarters in Des Moines.

Patterson, who is retired, said he will probably fix up his vehicle with some of his winnings. He added that it's possible he'll be moving soon, so the money could come in handy to help with expenses for that as well.

Winning numbers may be checked at the lottery Web site at www.ialottery.com or through the winning numbers' hot line at (515) 323-4633. Winning numbers may also be checked with lottery retail outlets or by calling the lottery at (515) 725-7900 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday.

Players may visit the Iowa Lottery at 2323 Grand Ave. in Des Moines or go to one of the lottery's regional offices in Council Bluffs, Storm Lake, Mason City or Cedar Rapids to claim prizes.

Since the Iowa Lottery's inception in 1985, its players have won more than $2.4 billion in prizes while the lottery has raised more than $1.2 billion for state programs.