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$1M winning lottery ticket sold in North Carolina

A $1M lottery winner in a North Carolina town beat the 1-in-11.6 million odds in Saturday night's Powerball drawing. They have 180 days to claim it.

GRANITE FALLS, N.C. — A lottery winner in a North Carolina town beat 1-in-11.6 million odds in Saturday night's Powerball drawing. 

A $1 million prize-winning ticket was sold for $2 at a store on Connelly Springs Road in Granite Falls.

The odds of matching numbers on all five white balls are 1 in 11.6 million, according to lottery officials. 

 Another winning ticket bought at Harris Teeter on Horton Road in Durham brought a $100,000 prize in Saturday’s drawing. 

Both North Carolina winners have 180 days to claim their prize. 

 Monday’s Powerball drawing has a $208 million jackpot. The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292 million.

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