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Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Winning Numbers Picked in $580 Million Powerball Drawing

Two winning tickets sold in Missouri and Arizona, while a West Allis gas station sells a $1 million winner.

Two winning tickets were sold in Wednesday night's record $580 million Powerball jackpot — in Arizona and Missouri. The winning numbers were: 5-16-22-23-29 and the Powerball was 6. While nobody won the big prize in Wisconsin, a $1 million ticket was sold at the Speedway gas station at 9130 W. Oklahoma Ave., West Allis, the Wisconsin State Lottery said Thursday morning. That ticket matched all five winning numbers correctly but did not have the right Powerball number. As of 7 a.m. Thursday, the person who purchased that ticket had not yet come forward. Nine other tickets sold in won $10,000 and one additional $10,000 ticket was turned into a $40,000 winner because the player bought Powerball's Power Play prize multiplier feature, the state …

$550 Million Powerball Drawing is Tonight

Wisconsin is one of 42 states that offer the lottery game; find Waukesha retailers and tips on how to play here.

So maybe you didn't get that large screen TV at Walmart because you weren't there early enough or valued your own personal safety to wait until later. It may not matter if you can manage get to local stores to buy a lottery ticket by 8 p.m. Wednesday. The Powerball estimated jackpot now sits at $550 million, according to the Powerball website, the largest in its history.  The previous top windfall was $365 million, and was claimed by eight co-workers in Lincoln, NE, in 2006. The Powerball numbers for Saturday were 22-32-37-44-50, and the Powerball was 34. The lottery claimed more than two million winners on the Nov. 24 drawing, but no jackpot winners among the 42 states which participate. The jackpot could end up being higher in the days …

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