These 50 Florida Powerball players have a new chance at winning a VIP trip to the NASCAR Championship Weekend at Phoenix Raceway and a shot at a $1 million grand prize.
During the month of July, anyone could submit their Powerball tickets, winning or losing, to the NASCAR Powerball Playoff bonus game which lets 16 fans battle for their own championship while 16 drivers fight it out for the NASCAR Cup Series title.
Here's what you need to know.
How does NASCAR Powerball Playoff work?
In 24 states (including Florida), there were in-state contests and second-chance drawings throughout the 2024 NASCAR season. Each state got to decide how to select entries to add to a national pool of semi-finalists; Florida used a second-chance Powerball bonus play to pick 50 people.
Sixteen semi-finalists will be drawn from that nationwide pool. Those 16 people will be announced during the Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway in South Carolina on Sept. 1, and then they'll go head-to-head in a series of elimination drawings that line up with the elimination rounds of the NASCAR Playoffs.
The four semi-finalists still in the Playoffs after the fourth drawing (the "Championship 4") will win a VIP trip to NASCAR Championship Weekend at Phoenix Raceway in Arizona for the final drawing for $1 million. All 16 semi-finalists will win cash prizes based on when they are eliminated.
What and when are the elimination rounds?
- Drawing 1:Sept. 1, Cook Out Southern 500, Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC. 16 semi-finalists advance.
- Drawing 2:Sept. 31, Bass Pro Shops Night Race, Bristol Motor Speedway. 12 semi-finalists advance, 4 eliminated win $2,500.
- Drawing 3:Oct. 13, Bank of America ROVAL™ 400, Charlotte Motor Speedway. 8 semi-finalists advance, 4 eliminated win $5,000.
- Drawing 4:Nov. 3, Xfinity 500, Martinsville Speedway. 4 finalists advance and win VIP trip, 4 eliminated win $7,500.
- Drawing 5:Nov. 10, NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race, Phoenix Raceway. One $1 million winner, three $10,000 winners.
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What do you get in the VIP NASCAR Championship Weekend?
The four finalists chosen on Nov. 3 at Martinsville will win:
- Roundtrip airfare for two to Phoenix, three nights of hotel accommodations
- 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 NASCAR Cup Series VIP access
- A NASCAR team hauler tour
- An MRN radio booth tour, pace car rides
- Victory Lane access
- Official programs, scanner rentals and gift bags
- A welcome dinner
- All meals, and ground transportation to scheduled events and activities
Who are the Florida semi-finalists for the NASCAR Powerball Playoff?
Here are the 50 Floridians chosen to be eligible to become one of the 16 national semi-finalists, in order of drawing. No more than one semi-finalist from any state will be chosen to advance, and no state lottery is guaranteed to have a player in the Playoff.
- Nigel Pieters, Orlando
- Nabor Hernandez, Orange City
- Marsha David, Tallahassee
- Edward Williams, Miami Gardens
- David Laing, Jacksonville
- Lidia Lescurieux, Palm Coast
- Michael Kintzel, Fort Myers
- Kevin Weber, Bradenton
- Anthony Ramirez, Miami
- Ricardo Locquiao, Jacksonville
- Darryl Hickey, Orlando
- Andrea Miller, Orange City
- Lucia Regina Esteves Araripe, Delray Beach
- Gerard Fitzgerald, Titusville
- Deborah Vannatta, Davie
- John O'Driscoll, Naples
- Sandra Perez, Doral
- Margaret Haug, Loughman
- Sandy Perez, Pompano Beach
- Stacey Taylor, Fort Lauderdale
- Carrie Reynardo, Lakeland
- Thomas Bachmann, Naples
- Peggy Denlinger, The Villages
- Jadwiga Lipski, Boynton Beach
- David Korby, Titusville
- Joan Macklen, Bokeelia
- Santiago Padilla, Pembroke Pines
- Hinton Stephens, Tampa
- Joshua Davidson, Cape Coral
- Tosca Whitfield, Miami
- Ashley Barnes, Bonifay
- Marie James, Duette
- Arlene Mendez, Tampa
- Emma Saint Pierre, Fort Myers
- Robert Davis, St. Augustine
- Lajerrold White, Pensacola
- Kyung Jung, Weston
- Robert Ressler, Pensacola
- Mike Wolfe, Geneva, Alabama
- Tanzameka Brown, Orlando
- Glen Hjort, Longboat Key
- Kim Heintz, Sebring
- Maurice Brown, Tampa
- Michael Sweetland, Orlando
- Cherylinne Cancel, Kissimmee
- Susan Meadors, Ormond Beach
- Kamelia Todd, Orlando
- Dan Mallard, St. Petersburg
- Susan Anderson, Clermont
- Fidel Cruz, Orlando
If you're one of the 16, the Florida Lottery will contact you by phone or email, using the contact information in your site registration. They'll try for five days and then pick someone else, so make sure your info is up to date.
When will the $1 million winner be announced?
The $1 million grand prize winner will be announced in a special drawing televised live from the NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race on Sunday, Nov. 10, before the start of the race on NBC.
Who won the 2023 NASCAR Powerball Playoff?
Marcelo Jo from Boca Raton made it as far as the Round of 8 before being eliminated, and won $7,500.
Stephanie Walker of West Point, Mississippi won the million-dollar grand prize.
