Frederick Resident Motors One Step Closer in Pursuit of $1 Million in NASCAR Powerball — The Chase
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A Maryland resident, Jeffely Pargo, has advanced in the NASCAR Powerball – The Chase promotion, winning $12,500 so far. Pargo is one of 10 participants nationwide vying for a $1 million prize and a VIP trip to the NASCAR Championship.
Key points
- •Jeffely Pargo has won $12,500 and could win $1 million in the NASCAR Powerball — The Chase promotion.
- •Pargo is one of 10 national winners who advanced to the next phase on October 18.
- •The field will narrow to four finalists on November 1, each winning a VIP trip.
- •One finalist will win $1 million, and the other three will each receive $10,000.
- •Pargo was chosen from over 22,000 Maryland Lottery players in a second-chance promotion.
Why it matters
This shows how lottery promotions can offer significant additional prizes beyond standard drawings, including large cash awards and unique experiences. It highlights the potential for players to win through second-chance entries.
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Powerball
- Current jackpot: $760 Million (October 30, 2026)
- Next draw: sábado, 31 de oct · 10:59 p.m. ET
Official release
Jeffely Pargo of Frederick has already won $12,500 and is in the running to win $1 million in NASCAR Powerball – The Chase!
Chase continues toward VIP trip to NASCAR Championship Weekend™
Ten lottery players from across the country, including a resident of Frederick, are now one step closer to a $1 million prize as the NASCAR Powerball — The Chase to $1 Million enters its next phase.
On Oct. 18, Jeffely Pargo of Frederick was one of 10 winners who advanced to the next round of the NASCAR Powerball — The Chase. The announcement came during the Freeway Insurance 500 at Phoenix Raceway. By advancing, Pargo won $5,000 and will now wait to see if he becomes a finalist.
The promotion’s next announcement comes on Nov. 1 during the Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway in Virginia, when the field of 10 will be narrowed to four finalists who will each win a VIP trip to the NASCAR Cup Series Championship™ race at Homestead Miami Speedway on Nov. 8. One of the finalists will win a $1 million prize in Miami, and the other three will each win $10,000.
To become Maryland’s representative in the national promotion, Pargo’s name was randomly drawn from among the 40 winners in the Maryland Lottery’s NASCAR Powerball — The Chase Second-Chance Promotion, which ran from May 4 through June 15. More than 22,000 Maryland Lottery players entered Powerball tickets into the promotion, which awarded 40 winners of $2,500.
So far, Pargo has won $12,500. In addition to the $2,500 he won earlier this year, Pargo has landed another $10,000 as he has advanced through The Chase. One winner from each of the 25 participating lotteries was selected for the national promotion. Pargo won $2,000 for being named as Maryland’s representative, plus another $3,000 on Sept. 27 when the field was narrowed to 20, and another $5,000 as the field was thinned to 10 on Oct. 18.
The 2026 NASCAR season marks Powerball’s fourth year as the Official Lottery Game of NASCAR and the fourth consecutive year that a lucky lottery player will have the chance to win $1 million in Victory Lane before the start of the NASCAR Cup Series Championship race.
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