A Springdale man won $1 million in the Sept. 16 Powerball® drawing. He claimed his prize at the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Claim Center on Sept. 19.

The winning ticket was purchased at Casey’s General Store #3414 at 4751 W. Don Tyson Park in Springdale. The winning numbers were 8, 9, 11, 27, and 31. The Powerball number was 17, and the Power Play® multiplier was 5.

The lucky winner purchased the Quick Pick ticket during a routine gas stop. Although he plays lottery games occasionally, he decided to try his luck with some of the spare change from his purchase.

“I said, ‘Yeah, give me a Powerball ticket,’” he shared with lottery officials.

Fortunately for him, the decision paid off. He matched five out of five winning numbers and won a $1 million prize.

The Springdale man discovered his win the morning after the drawing. Shocked, he visited another convenience store to scan his ticket and confirm the good news.

Still in disbelief, the winner is unsure what he will do with his prize.

The LOTTO jackpot jumps to $3.582 million for Wednesday night's drawing. This jackpot marks the game’s first to break $3.5 million.

LOTTO drawings are held on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 9 p.m. Ticket sales cut off at 8:59 p.m. the night of the drawing, and tickets cost $2 per play.

LOTTO tickets can be purchased in person at licensed Arkansas lottery retailers and online. Visit the Where to Play page on the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery website to learn more about buying lottery tickets online.

For more information about lottery games and how to play, visit MyArkansasLottery.com.

About the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery 

The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery (ASL) creates winning people, winning futures, and winning moments. Since 2009, the ASL has sold over $7.5 billion and returned more than $1.4 billion for scholarships to benefit Arkansas students. More than 770,000 college scholarships distributed by the Arkansas Department of Higher Education have been awarded to Arkansans. The lottery has awarded more than $5 billion in prizes to players, more than $427 million in retailer commissions, and provided more than $178 million in state and federal tax revenue.

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