A woman from Newport has claimed a $150,000 Powerball Power Play ticket.

The woman, who Rhode Island Lottery did not identify, purchased the Quick Pick from Fifth Ward Liquor, 695 Thames St., Newport, for May 24, 2023, drawing.

The winning ticket matched four numbers and the Powerball number to win the $50,000 standard payout. However, since she added the Power Play feature for an additional dollar, her prize was multiplied by three, the Power Play number drawn, to win $150,000. 

The winner told Rhode Island Lottery that she is “just lucky” and plans on saving the money for her children’s college tuition and may take a vacation to a sunny place.

Tonight’s estimated Powerball jackpot is $400 million.

Ryan Belmore is the owner and publisher of What's Up Newp. He took over the publication in 2012 and has grown it into a three-time Rhode Island Monthly Best Local News Blog (2018, 2019, 2020). He was named LION Publishers Member of the Year in 2020 and received the Dominique Award from the Arts & Cultural Society of Newport County the same year. He has been awarded grants for investigative and community journalism, and continues to coach and mentor new local news publications nationwide. Ryan...