Connecticut woman wins $500,000 Powerball Double Play prize. It’s her ‘first time playing CT Lottery’

Connecticut woman wins $500,000 Powerball Double Play prize. It’s her ‘first time playing CT Lottery’

A Connecticut woman is the first in the state to win a $500,000 Powerball Double Play prize, according to the Connecticut Lottery Corporation. “This is my first time playing CT Lottery,” said the Meriden woman. “I’m still in disbelief.” “I’ve never played Powerball, so the clerk was helping me buy the ticket,” she recalled. “He asked if I wanted an add-on, and I asked what he recommended. He said Double Play, so I bought the add-on.” According t…