Three Powerball players win big in North Carolina. Where were the tickets sold?
Three Powerball players just missed the jackpot — but still won prizes worth celebrating in North Carolina.
The players bought tickets that matched all but one number picked in the Nov. 4 drawing. Since two of the players spent an extra dollar on the Power Play option, their $50,000 prizes rose to $500,000, the N.C. Education Lottery wrote on its website and in an email to McClatchy News.
The winning numbers: white balls 6-18-33-48-53, with red Powerball 21.
Each of the players’ tickets matched four white balls and the red ball to win big. Here’s where the lucky $2 to $3 tickets were sold:
$50,000 ticket sold at Circle K in Winston-Salem suburb of Kernersville
$500,000 ticket sold at Circle K in Raleigh suburb of Apex
$500,000 ticket sold online to player in Roaring River area of Wilkes County
Though the players are set to get richer, their tickets were one number from scoring the jackpot prize. No one in the country hit the jackpot, which stood at an estimated $65 million the night of the drawing, according to the Powerball website.
In North Carolina, Powerball winners have about six months to claim their prizes. Lottery officials shared news about the wins early Nov. 5, before the lucky ticket holders would have had a chance to cash in, game rules show.
The estimated jackpot for the next Powerball drawing, on Nov. 6, is $75 million.
What to know about Powerball
To score the jackpot in the Powerball, a player must match all five white balls and the red Powerball.
The odds of scoring the jackpot prize are 1 in 292,201,338.
Tickets can be bought on the day of the drawing, but sales times and price vary by state.
Drawings are broadcast Saturdays, Mondays and Wednesdays at 10:59 p.m. ET and can be streamed online.
Powerball is played in 45 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
This story was originally published November 5, 2024 at 9:26 AM with the headline "Three Powerball players win big in North Carolina. Where were the tickets sold?."
