Mass. Powerball winner: ticket worth $50,000 sold at convenience store
A lucky Massachusetts State Lottery player won $50,000 through Powerball on Saturday.
The winning ticket was sold at a convenience store in Norwood.
Saturday night's winning numbers were 10, 16, 32, 61 and 66 and the Powerball number was 4.
In Powerball , players select five numbers between 1 and 69 and one Powerball number between 1 and 26. They then choose how many drawings they want to use those numbers for.
Players that match all five numbers and the Powerball number win the jackpot. They have 1 in 292,201,338 chances of winning this way.
Players that match four numbers and the Powerball number win $50,000. They have 1 in 913,129.18 chances of winning this way.
Powerball drawings take place every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. The jackpot stands at $160 million as of Sunday.
Overall, at least 208 prizes worth $600 or more were won or claimed in Massachusetts on Saturday, including six in Springfield, five in Worcester and 26 in Boston.
The Massachusetts State Lottery releases a full list of winning tickets every day. The list only includes winning tickets worth more than $600.
The largest lottery prize won so far this year was worth $1 million a year for life, from a winning "Lifetime Millions" scratch ticket sold in Springfield and claimed in July.
Massachusetts State Lottery
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