Virginia Man Wins $300,000 in Powerball with Two Tickets in Same Drawing

Ben Baker, a resident of Covington, Virginia, won big in the Powerball draw held on March 4 by matching four of the winning numbers plus the Powerball number on two of his ten tickets.

Had he only won one of the tickets, he would have received a $50,000 prize. However, by spending an extra dollar on each ticket for the Power Play, Baker tripled the winning prizes to $150,000 each, resulting in a total of $300,000.

Baker told the Virginia Lottery that he intends to use some of his winnings to improve his home and save the rest. The odds of matching all six numbers to win the Powerball jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million, according to the lottery.