Imagine closing on your first house and finally becoming a homeowner, then a week later winning enough money to pay the house off. Well, that's exactly what happened to Patricia Simmons.
Louisiana lottery players have racked up more than a quarter of a million dollars in Powerball wins in the past two weeks. Last night, a Louisiana ticket earned $50,000 playing Powerball.
The point of purchase of Wednesday's Powerball winner has been revealed. Oddly enough, that same city has two other big-money winners that are set to expire in a matter of days.