Granville county couple plans to pay off their house with $2 million Powerball win

New North Carolina residents Ngoc Truong of Creedmoor and her husband can pay off their house after winning $2 million in Monday's Powerball drawing.

"We just moved here two months ago," Truong's husband, Nhat Ho, said. "And now we can pay off our mortgage."

The ticket matched all five white balls to win $1 million. The prize doubled to $2 million when the 2X multiplier hit. The odds of matching numbers on all five white balls are 1 in 11.6 million.

"We didn't belive it," Ho said. "We didn't think we actually won at first."

The winning $3 Quick Pick ticket came from the Wegmans on Ligon Mill Road in Wake Forest.

"I told my wife's parents we won and they were like, 'Are you sure?'" Ho laughed.

They arrived at the lottery headquarters Wednesday to claim their prize and after required state and federal tax withholdings, took home $1,425,001.

Wednesday's Powerball drawing offers a $236 million jackpot, or $116 million in cash. The odds of winning a Powerball jackpot at 1 in 292 million.

You can watch the next Powerball drawing tonight on WRAL News at 11 p.m.