Powerball players can have fun this weekend trying their luck on an $820 million prize, the eighth largest jackpot in the history of the game.
A winner on Saturday could claim the jackpot as an $820 million annuity or $383.5 million in cash.
Wednesday’s Powerball drawing saw two lucky North Carolinians match four white balls and the red Powerball to win $50,000:
- One winning ticket was purchased at the Harris Teeter on Battleground Avenue in Greensboro
- The other winning ticket came from Online Play in Huntersville
Check out how Powerball impacts North Carolinians:
- 28,526: The total number of winning tickets in Wednesday’s drawing
- $15.4 million: The estimated amount raised for education on the current Powerball run
Saturday’s jackpot is the second-largest Powerball prize offered this year, trailing only the $1.7 billion jackpot won Sept. 6 in Missouri and Texas.
Players can buy Powerball tickets at any lottery retail location or through Online Play on the lottery’s website or the NC Lottery Official Mobile App. The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are 1 in 292 million.
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.
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