Garden City Man Wins $10,000 Powerball Prize!

A Garden City man was shocked to discover last Friday he had been holding a $10,000 winning Powerball ticket in his pocket for a couple of days.  Jose' Mosqueda matched four numbers plus the Powerball in the October 17 drawing, winning a $10,000 cash prize!  The winning numbers were 01-07-10-23-42 Powerball 35.  Mosqueda's winning numbers were 01-07-14-23-42 Powerball 35.

"I stopped to check my ticket when I was on my way to work," explained Mosqueda.  "When I scanned my ticket, the Check A Ticket machine read, 'Sign back of ticket,' but never showed the amount I had won.  Since I had never seen that message before, I decided to go to another store and check my ticket again."

Getting the same message at the next store, Mosqueda asked a store clerk to verify his ticket.

"When the store clerk scanned my ticket, she yelled out, 'Wow! You just won $10,000!'" said Mosqueda.  "By the time I left the store, everyone knew how much I had won.  It was very exciting."

Shocked by the good news, Mosqueda said he became physically ill and had to call in sick to work.

"After hearing how much I had won, my stomach became sick and I knew I wouldn't be able to work," said Mosqueda.  "I buy a $1 Quick Pick Powerball ticket every Wednesday and Saturday.  You always hope to win, but when you do it's hard to believe."

Mosqueda, who works for Tyson Foods, has two daughters and seven grandchildren.  His wife is currently living in Mexico, but plans to come to the United States soon.  He was undecided how he would spend his winnings.

The winning ticket was purchased at Food Mart 3, located at 1505 Buffalo Jones Ave. in Garden City.