Powerball ticket in Puerto Rico wins $50,000
A local ticket matched four white balls and the Powerball in Saturday's drawing; the jackpot rolled over with no grand-prize winner.
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- Metro Puerto Rico reported a Puerto Rico ticket won $50,000 in the Oct. 17 Powerball drawing
- El Nuevo Día and Primera Hora reported the winning numbers were 12, 13, 24, 32, 35 and Powerball 11 or 24, with the $50,000 prize won via Power Play
- No one matched all six numbers so the jackpot rose according to the outlets
- Puerto Rico also had more than 30 prizes of $300 via Power Play per El Vocero and Primera Hora
Local winner
A player in Puerto Rico won $50,000 with a ticket sold on the island in the Powerball drawing held on Saturday, Oct. 17, Metro Puerto Rico reported. The winning numbers were 12, 13, 24, 32 and 35, with the Powerball 11 according to official results cited by El Vocero, Primera Hora and Metro Puerto Rico. El Nuevo Día listed the Powerball as 24.
The $50,000 prize was for matching four white balls and the red Powerball. El Nuevo Día reported the ticket won in Power Play mode. The location of the winning ticket and the retailer have not been disclosed by any outlet.
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Additional prizes and rollover
Metro Puerto Rico reported 46 prizes of $300 were won in Puerto Rico through the Power Play option. El Vocero, El Nuevo Día and Primera Hora reported more than 30 or about 35 such $300 prizes.
No ticket matched the six numbers required for the grand prize. Metro Puerto Rico reported the jackpot rose to $607 million for the Monday, Oct. 19 drawing, with a cash option of about $255.7 million before taxes. El Vocero, El Nuevo Día and Primera Hora reported the jackpot rose to $586 million with a cash option of $247 million.
Where the sources differ
All four outlets agree a Puerto Rico ticket won $50,000, the white-ball numbers were 12, 13, 24, 32 and 35, additional $300 prizes were won locally, no grand-prize winner existed and winners have 180 days to claim. Metro Puerto Rico, El Vocero and Primera Hora list the Powerball as 11 while El Nuevo Día lists it as 24. Metro Puerto Rico alone gives the new jackpot as $607 million and cash option as $255.7 million; the other three outlets give $586 million and $247 million. Metro and El Vocero say 46 or more than 30 $300 prizes; El Nuevo Día and Primera Hora say about 35 or more than 30.
What the reports do not say
The sources do not name the town or store where the $50,000 ticket was sold. They do not state whether the $50,000 winner chose the cash option or how many of the $300 prizes were also won with Power Play outside of El Nuevo Día's mention. No information is given on whether any other large prizes such as the $1 million ticket mentioned by El Nuevo Día were sold in Puerto Rico.
Sources
Every link below was opened and checked when this story was published. Official means a government body, agency or the organization itself; Reporting means a news outlet.
- Reporting Otro premio de PowerBall en PR
- Reporting Powerball deja premio de $50,000 en Puerto Rico; jackpot sube a $586 millones
- Reporting ¿Jugaste? Boleto en Puerto Rico se pega con $50,000 en el Powerball
- Reporting Regresa la suerte a Puerto Rico: cae jugoso premio del Powerball
How we checked this
Metro Puerto Rico, El Vocero, El Nuevo Día and Primera Hora all reported the $50,000 win and rollover. The exact new jackpot figure and cash-option amount rest on Metro Puerto Rico versus the other three outlets. The Powerball number rests on three outlets versus El Nuevo Día.
Compiled by the PuertoRico.com News Desk from the reports and statements listed above, and checked against them before publishing. It does not include original interviews. Spot an error? Email support@puertorico.com with a link to this story.