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19-yr-old man goes viral after winning $2M Powerball lottery

Lottery officials say a 19-year-old first time player has won the $2 million powerball lottery.

19-yr-old man goes viral after winning $2M Powerball lottery

Frederick Walker, a 19-year-old from Sanford, Florida, has reportedly won $2 million from the history making Powerball drawing, reports Yahoo News.

The teenager matched all five white numbers but not the Powerball number, claims the report. He also opted for the PowerPlay, which is a $1 optional add-on that multiples a ticket’s winnings.

"When I heard about the billion dollar Powerball jackpot, I decided to try my luck and buy a ticket," Walker told the lottery.

He matched five numbers in Wednesday's drawing to win $1 million, but added an extra feature which doubled his prize to $2 million.

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"How lucky that the first time I played, I won," he said.

This recent series of Powerball rollovers has generated historically high jackpots, causing a bit of lottery fever across America.

A small-town Tennessee couple bought one of three magic tickets splitting the world-record $1.6 billion Powerball jackpot. John and Lisa Robinson said they don't plan to quit their jobs or buy a new house.

Lottery officials said no one has produced the other winning tickets sold in Florida and California.

Lottery officials said Florida has produced more Powerball winners than any other state since joining the game in 2009.

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Powerball is played in 44 states, Washington, D.C. and two U.S. territories.

The biggest Powerball jackpot of all time was won by Gloria Mackenzie of Zephryhills, Florida, in 2013, who claimed the $590.5million prize.

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