A Powerball player in Puerto Rico won a $500,000 prize in the Double Play drawing held on the night of Monday, November 9. According to results published on the U.S. lottery’s official portal, the winning numbers were 7, 12, 47, 56 and 68, with the red Powerball 11. The half-million-dollar prize came through the Double Play option, which lets players enter an additional drawing for $1 more per play, with the chance to win prizes of up to $10 million.
The winning ticket was bought as a Quick Pick at González Pharmacy Care Corp., a business in the town of San Sebastián, according to Heidi Hernández Olivo, assistant secretary of the Puerto Rico Lottery Bureau. Besides the $500,000 prize, more than a dozen $500 prizes were recorded in Puerto Rico in the same drawing. Winners have 180 days from the drawing date to claim their prizes under the official Powerball rules in Puerto Rico.
Powerball is played in 45 states plus Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the United Kingdom.