The Winning Powerball Numbers ARE IN!

No one has matched all six numbers in one of the bi-weekly drawings since the first of November.

Powerball tickets are sold in 44 states, Washington, D.C., the U.S. Virgin Islands and Peuto Rico.

Many North Platte residents lined up a convenience store counters Wednesday, hoping to buy a lucky powerball ticket. However, that was far smaller than last year’s biggest jackpots of $564.1 million in February and $310.5 million in September.

A victor could take home a payout of $306 million Wednesday. Without a victor, the next jackpot will be an estimated $675 million.

Multi-State Lottery Association officials Wednesday increased the expected prize from $450 million because of fast sales for the largest lottery jackpot in almost a year.

The winning numbers for Wednesday night’s more than $500 million Powerball jackpot are 2-11-47-62-63 and the Powerball 17.

A Lapeer man won a $337 million Powerball jackpot in August of 2012.

Winners are advised to sign the lottery ticket as soon as they get the chance.

This is the sixth largest Powerball jackpot in history.

There actually tend to be more unclaimed prizes associated with a massive drawing like this week’s estimated $500 million prize, he says.

What could you buy in Memphis for $500 million?

“The only advice I can really give people is buy as many tickets as you can afford”, Lustig said.

Tickets for tonight’s drawing may be purchased until 9:45 p.m. With so much money at stake, even with poor odds, people already have plans for the winnings. Lottery officials recommend that if people pool their money, they put down rules in writing for splitting the prize, as it’s easy for misunderstandings to crop up when hundreds of millions of dollars are at stake.