Powerball Runner-Up Prize Doubled By Manassas Nurse

MANASSAS, VA — Manassas resident Penelope Williams-Rhone told her husband it was their time to win the lottery. She was right, and it was double the reward.

Williams-Rhone won a $100,000 prize in the July 21 Powerball drawing, according to the Virginia Lottery. Her ticket matched four of the first five numbers plus the Powerball number, which would normally win $50,000. However, an extra spent for Power Play doubled the prize to $100,000.

"I set it out to the universe with intention," Williams-Rhone told Virginia Lottery officials. "I feel truly blessed."

Williams-Rhone, a registered nurse, selected the numbers she's been playing for a decade on her Powerball ticket. The winning numbers were 8-11-28-33-42, and the Powerball number was 2.

The prize will help out the nurse due to her work contract ending. She and her husband also care for their parents.

Powerball drawings are held at 10:59 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. The odds of matching all six numbers to win the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million, and the overall odds of winning any Powerball prize are 1 in 25. The current Powerball jackpot value is $501 million, with a cash value of $229.5 million. The next drawing is Monday night.