A $2 million winning Powerball ticket has been claimed in OKC last week.
Ronald, a resident of Oklahoma City, claimed his $2,000,000 winning ticket at the Oklahoma Lottery Winner Center.The Powerball ticket was purchased by Ronald, an OKC resident, at Homeland located at 7001 N.W. 122nd Street.
Ronald discovered he had a winning ticket while drinking his morning coffee and said he hasn't stopped shaking since. Ronald said that he buys Powerball tickets every once in a while, never expecting to win, but now says he will play all the time.
Ronald's ticket was purchased for the drawing that occurred on October 31st when the jackpot reached $1 billion, making it only the second time that the Powerball jackpot reached the $1 billion mark. There were no winning jackpot tickets sold for Monday’s drawing so the jackpot has increased to $1.2 billion and will be drawn on Wednesday, November 2nd.To date, Powerball holds the world record for largest jackpot set in 2016 at $1.586 billion.
This fiscal year, the Oklahoma Lottery has paid out more than $213 million in prizes to players, helping to drive both the local and state economy and bolster retail revenue throughout Oklahoma. When someone wins, it also means a win for education as the Oklahoma Lottery has contributed more than $1.17 billion in funds that have been given to the Oklahoma Education Lottery Trust Fund.