Powerball players in North Carolina can have fun Wednesday night trying their luck on a $526 million jackpot.

A winner tonight could claim the jackpot as a $526 million annuity or $241 million in cash.

“Big jackpots like tonight’s Powerball prize bring big wins for lottery players and also big wins for education in North Carolina,” said Mark Michalko, chief executive officer of the N.C. Education Lottery. “Good luck to everyone going for the big prize tonight.”

Check out how North Carolinians win when they play Powerball:

• 19,030: That’s the total number of winning tickets in Monday’s Powerball drawing
• $9.7 million: That’s the estimate of how much money has been raised for education during the current Powerball run

Powerball has gone 31 straight drawings without a jackpot win. The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are 1 in 292 million.

Players can buy Powerball tickets at any lottery retail location or through Online Play on the lottery’s website, www.nclottery.com.

For details on how lottery funds have made a difference in all of North Carolina’s 100 counties, click on the “Impact” section of the lottery’s website.