FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

May 28, 2008

 

CONTACT: David Workman

(208) 334-2600

dworkman@lottery.idaho.gov

 

Arco Man Wins $200,000 Powerball Prize

 

Boise – Charles Rexford, Arco, claimed the $200,000 winning ticket from the May 10, 2008 Powerball draw.  Rexford collected $134,400 after state and federal taxes during a visit to Lottery Headquarters in Boise on Friday, May 23, 2008.

 

“The ticket was with a whole stack of other Powerball tickets in my wallet I’ve been collecting since January,” confessed Rexford on holding the winning ticket before checking it ten times on the Internet to make sure it was the winner. “Maybe I ought to check all the other tickets, too.”

 

The winning ticket was sold at Beardalls’ Bargain Barn in Arco.

 

This $200,000 winning ticket is the largest Powerball ticket sold in the greater Idaho Falls area since 1996, when a winning ticket worth $48.2 million was also sold in Arco, Butte County.

 

Since July 1, 2007, the Lottery has had an Idaho record fifteen $200,000 winning Powerball tickets that matched all five numbers but not the Powerball itself.  Fourteen of those winning tickets have been claimed. Five of those fifteen $200,000 tickets have been sold in the eastern part of Idaho. One sold for the January 26, 2008 draw from Malad City, remains at large.

 

“Idaho continues to be a lucky place to play Powerball,” stated Jeff Anderson, Idaho Lottery Director.

 

The Powerball jackpot for Wednesday night’s draw is an estimated $25 million.

 

 

 

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