Connie Wins Again

Long time Lottery player and retired Gem County Treasurer, Connie Goins, has done it again. In late September, Connie won a $50,000 Powerball Double Play prize from the same set of numbers she has played for two decades.

Double Play on Powerball is a new feature that enters a player's numbers into a second draw on Powerball Draw nights. For $1 extra per play, players win prizes on a second set of numbers drawn, up to $10 million. Connie's winning ticket had the Double Play feature and matched four of the first five numbers and the Powerball selected for the Double Play draw, which earned her $50,000.

This is Connie's fourth significant win on Powerball since the late 1990s when she and her late husband Geno won $100,000. After Geno passed, Connie found his old play slips and began playing Powerball from those. Not long after, she won $200,000 on Powerball. Three years later, Connie won again, claiming a $1500 prize using the same sets of numbers.

During an interview with KIVI in Boise over the summer, Connie told the show's producers she believed she was going to win Double Play, the new Powerball feature. Two months later, using the same numbers, Connie did indeed win again - on Double Play!

"People always ask me how I do it, how I win so often," said Connie with a smile when she claimed her prize. "The answer is simple: I play. You have to play if you want to win. And I am really glad I started adding the Double Play to my tickets."

According to Connie, she plays a five-line ticket with numbers that were all selected by her late husband. Line one is the line that won both the $100,00 and $200,000 prizes. Line two won the $1,500 prize. Line five was lucky for this Double Play win of $50,000.

"I just need lines three and four to win now, and the ticket will be complete!" laughed Connie as she claimed her winnings with her family in Boise.

Retired from her duties as the Gem County Treasurer, Connie plans to keep her winnings to help with retirement.