Chesapeake man stuns himself with $100K Powerball win using family dates
CHESAPEAKE, VA — A routine trip to a local 7-Eleven turned into a six-figure windfall for Junius Nixon, who matched four numbers plus the Powerball in the July 12 drawing — then doubled his prize to $100,000 thanks to a wise extra-dollar bet.
Nixon purchased his ticket at the 7-Eleven at 1102 Portlock Road in Chesapeake. His numbers, selected using family birth dates, matched 8-16-24-33-54 and the Powerball 18. While that combination typically earns $50,000, Nixon had opted for the $1 Power Play add-on, which doubled his prize…