NASCAR Powerball Playoff: Eight lottery players avoid latest cut in race to $1 million
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JOHNSTON, Iowa (Oct. 13, 2024) — Eight lottery players are one step closer to winning a VIP trip for two to NASCAR Championship Weekend at Phoenix Raceway, Nov. 8 -10, and entry into a nationally televised drawing to win $1 million!
Powerball and NASCAR announced today, during the Bank of America ROVAL 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on NBC, the eight lottery players who emerged from the latest elimination drawing in the NASCAR Powerball Playoff. The eight lottery players advancing in the national Powerball promotion, include:
- Christopher Goggins – Greenbelt, MD
- Anthony Lawrence – Magnolia, DE
- Meagan Lewis – New Orleans, LA
- Beverly Lipford – Goldsboro, NC
- Thelma Price – Portland, ME
- Tosha Tomlinson – Anderson, IN
- Kevin Weber – Bradenton, FL
- Michael Wells – Columbia, SC
The four lottery players eliminated from the NASCAR Powerball Playoff have each won $5,000, they include:
- Myisha Clark – Birdsboro, PA
- Edward Oechsli – Louisville, KY
- Noriko Puckett – Nashville, TN
- Kathy Sullivan – Albuquerque, NM
The lottery players entered the national Powerball portion through one of 27 participating state lotteries.
Participating lotteries held in-state contests and second-chance drawings throughout the 2024 NASCAR regular season to form a national pool of entrants. Sixteen lottery players were randomly selected from the national pool in a preliminary drawing to advance to a series of Playoff-style drawings, with cash prizes awarded to all 16 lottery players based on their elimination position.
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The next elimination drawing will determine the four finalists who will win a VIP trip for two to NASCAR Championship Weekend at Phoenix Raceway, Nov. 8-10, and entry into the televised drawing for the $1 million prize. The four finalists will be announced during the Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway on Nov. 3. The race will air live on NBC, MRN Radio and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio at 2 p.m. ET. The four players eliminated from the Playoff at that time will win $7,500 each.
| Playoff drawings | Date | Race announcements | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round of 16 | Sept. 1 | Cook Out Southern 500, Darlington Raceway | 16 semi-finalists advance |
| Round of 12 | Sept. 21 | Bass Pro Shops Night Race, Bristol Motor Speedway | 12 semi-finalists advance, 4 eliminated win $2,500 |
| Round of 8 | Oct. 13 | Bank of America Roval 400, Charlotte Motor Speedway | 8 semi-finalists advance, 4 eliminated win $5,000 |
| Championship 4 | Nov. 3 | Xfinity 500, Martinsville Speedway | 4 semi-finalists advance & win VIP trip, 4 eliminated win $7,500 |
| $1 Million Championship | Nov. 10 | NASCAR Cup Series Championship, Phoenix Raceway | 1 $1 million winner, 3 $10,000 winners |
The final drawing for the $1 million prize will be broadcast live during NBC’s pre-race coverage of the NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race on Sunday, Nov. 10.
The VIP trip experience includes roundtrip airfare for two to Phoenix, Ariz., three nights hotel accommodations – double occupancy, two Ally Curve Hospitality Club passes for both the NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race on Nov. 9 and the NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race on Nov. 10, two passes for VIP experiences at Phoenix Raceway during the NASCAR Championship Weekend including Cup Series VIP access, NASCAR team hauler tour, MRN Radio booth tour, pace car rides, Victory Lane access, welcome dinner and all meals and ground transportation to scheduled events and activities.
Lotteries that participated in the 2024 NASCAR Powerball Playoff include Arizona, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Hoosier (Indiana), Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
Players can follow the NASCAR Powerball Playoff on Facebook, Instagram, and online at Powerball.com.
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