$1 million drawing to be broadcast live from the 2024 NASCAR Championship Weekend
JOHNSTON, Iowa (Sept. 1, 2024) – The highly anticipated NASCAR Powerball Playoff™ has returned for a second year, with 16 lottery players locked in for the chance to win a VIP trip for two to 2024 NASCAR Championship Weekend™ at Phoenix Raceway® and entry into a nationally-televised drawing to win $1 million.
The 16 lottery players were publicly announced earlier today during the broadcast of the Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on USA Network. The lottery players advancing in the national Powerball® promotion, include:
Myisha Clark – Birdsboro, PA
Shunda Davis – Magnolia, MS
Marilyn Elkie – St. Michael, MN
Christopher Goggins – Greenbelt, MD
Anthony Lawrence – Magnolia, DE
Meagan Lewis – New Orleans, LA
Beverly Lipford – Goldsboro, NC
Mary Mauro – Denver, CO
Edward Oechsli – Louisville, KY
Thelma Price – Portland, ME
Noriko Puckett – Nashville, TN
Fawn Senn – Fox Lake, WI
Kathy Sullivan – Albuquerque, NM
Tosha Tomlinson – Anderson, IN
Kevin Weber – Bradenton, FL
Michael Wells – Columbia, SC
The 16 lottery players entered the national promotion 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. The 16 lottery players were randomly selected from the national pool during a preliminary drawing on Aug. 13.
The 16 lottery players will advance to a series of Playoff drawings that mirror the elimination rounds of the NASCAR Playoffs. The four lottery players still in the Playoff after the Championship 4 drawing will win a VIP trip for two to NASCARChampionship Weekend™ at Phoenix Raceway®, Nov. 8-10, plus entry into the drawing for the $1 million prize.
The $1 million drawing will be broadcast live during NBC’s pre-race coverage of the NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race™ on Sunday, Nov. 10. Cash prizes will be awarded to all 16 lottery players based on their elimination position.
Powerball Playoff Drawings | Date | Race Announcement | Notes |
Round of 16 | Sept. 1 | Cook Out Southern 500, Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC | 16 semi-finalists advance |
Round of 12 | Sept. 21 | Bass Pro Shops Night Race, Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN | 12 semi-finalists advance 4 eliminated win $2,500 |
Round of 8 | Oct. 13 | Bank of America ROVAL™ 400, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC | 8 semi-finalists advance 4 eliminated win $5,000 |
Championship 4 | Nov. 3 | Xfinity 500, Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, VA | 4 finalists advance & win VIP trip 4 eliminated win $7,500 |
$1 Million Championship | Nov. 10 | NASCAR Cup Series Championship, Phoenix Raceway, Avondale, AZ | (1) $1 million winner (3) $10,000 winners |
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.
The next drawing in the NASCAR Powerball Playoff will be for the Round of 12. The 12 lottery players advancing in the Playoff will be announced during the Bass Pro Shops Night Right Race at Bristol Motor Speedway on Sept. 21. The four lottery players eliminated from the Playoff will win $2,500 each. The race will air live on USA Network, PRN, and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio at 7:30 p.m. ET.
Players can follow the NASCAR Powerball Playoff on Facebook, Instagram, and online at Powerball.com.
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About Powerball
Powerball® holds the current world record for largest national lottery jackpot at $2.04 billion. Since its first drawing in 1992, the game has helped generate more than $32 billion for good causes supported by U.S. lotteries. More than half of all proceeds from the sale of a Powerball ticket remain in the jurisdiction where the ticket was sold. Powerball tickets are $2 per play. Tickets are sold in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Powerball drawings are broadcast live every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. ET from the Florida Lottery draw studio in Tallahassee. Powerball drawings are also live streamed on Powerball.com.
About NASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the sanctioning body for the No. 1 form of motorsports in the United States and owner of 14 of the nation’s major motorsports entertainment facilities. NASCAR sanctions races in three national series (NASCAR Cup Series™, NASCAR Xfinity Series™, and NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series™), four international series (NASCAR Brasil Sprint Race, NASCAR Canada Series, NASCAR Mexico Series, NASCAR Whelen Euro Series), four regional series (ARCA Menards Series, ARCA Menards Series East & West and the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour) and a local grassroots series (NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series). The International Motor Sports Association™ (IMSA®) governs the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship™, the premier U.S. sports car series. NASCAR also owns Motor Racing Network, Racing Electronics, and ONE DAYTONA. Based in Daytona Beach, Florida, with offices in five cities across North America, NASCAR sanctions more than 1,200 races annually in 11 countries and more than 30 U.S. states.
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Media Contacts:
Anna Domoto
Multi-State Lottery Association
515-453-1401
Matt Nordby
NASCAR Communications
704-293-1281
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