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Cooley and Gang Cooley

Game Name: POWERBALL/POWER PLAY
Purchased City: Edinburgh
Date Won: 1/10/2012
Amount Won: $50,000

Southern Indiana Powerball® pool hits $50,000

A $50,000 win may have just put an end to a longstanding debate among Darrell Cooley of Edinburghand the players in his Powerball pool.   For some time there was debate as to whether the group should add Power Play® to multiply potential winnings, or purchase more plays. Their decision to multiply their winnings with Power Play paid off this week when the group turned what would have been a $10,000 win into a $50,000 win. Because they added Power Play for an extra buck, they will split $50,000 instead of $10,000 amongst the 13 players in their pool, which claimed their prize under the name Cooley and Gang. Read more here.