Sharon Harrell wins $40,000 playing Powerball
About the Win
"It feels great to win! It hasn't sunk in yet," she said, adding that she plans to use her winnings to purchase a house.
Harrell's ticket matched four of the five white-ball numbers drawn and the red Powerball number to win $10,000. Because she added the Power Play option to her ticket for an additional $1, her prize was multiplied by four when the Power Play number "4" was selected during the drawing, bringing her total winnings to $40,000.
She purchased her winning ticket from Racetrac Petroleum, Inc. #487 on Northeast Evangeline Thruway in Lafayette.
The winning numbers for the Feb. 25 Powerball drawing were 17-32-42-49-56 and the Powerball number was 11.