UNION COUNTY, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Stanley Thompson of Wingate debated not buying a Powerball ticket for the Dec. 10 drawing but he changed his mind, tried his luck, and won a $150,000 prize.
“I almost didn’t buy it but I decided to at the last minute,” he recalled.
Thompson bought his lucky $3 ticket using Online Play. He matched the numbers on four white balls and the red Powerball to win $50,000. Because he bought a Power Play ticket, his prize tripled to $150,000 when the 3X multiplier hit…