JONESBORO,
AR (KAIT) - Arkansas did not produce a Powerball jackpot winner, but there were
still plenty who won.
According to Julie Baldridge
with the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery, the Nahlen family of Conway and Houston,
AR came away with a piece of the multi-million dollar jackpot. The family
won a total of $40,000 by utilizing the PowerPlay option which multiplied their
initial $10,000 prize. The family claimed their winnings Wednesday morning.
Another winner, yet to be identified, from Lonoke, AR won $10,000. In all, Arkansas players won a total of
$1,187,622 in Powerball prizes during the jackpot run, lottery officials say.
Last minute ticket buyers made
their presence known Wednesday. Lottery sales for that day alone totaled
$4,374,720.
And for students, Arkansas
scholarship funds were increased by $4,335,834 during the jackpot run which
began October 4. In that same span, over 1900 lottery retailers gained an added
$540,636 in profits from the Powerball sales.
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TJ & Mary Nahlen of Conway and their children Christy of Conway, Phyllis, Frances & Kenneth of Houston, AR, and Michael of Meeteetse, WY. (Source: Julie Baldridge)
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