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South Side Jewel Sells Winning $500,000 Powerball Ticket
While nobody won Wednesday's $20 million Powerball jackpot, one lucky person won $500,000 who bought their ticket at the 35 Street Jewel.
CHICAGO – Some lucky person woke up a half-million dollars richer in Wednesday’s Powerball drawing.
While no one won Wednesday $20 million Powerball jackpot, the winner matched four numbers and the Powerball, plus added the game’s “Power Play” feature to win the $500,000
The winning Powerball numbers in the Wednesday, January 3 drawing were 30-31-38-48-68 and the Powerball number was 8.
Add the Jewel Osco at 443 E. 35th St. on Chicago’s South Side to your list of lucky places to buy Illinois lottery tickets. For selling the winning ticket, the Jewel on E. 35th St. will receive a one percent bonus of $5,000.
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In total, almost 13,000 winning tickets were purchased by Illinois Lottery players for the Wednesday, January 3 Powerball drawing, netting players nearly $700,000 in prizes.
The Illinois Lottery encourages all lucky winners to write their name on the back of their ticket and keep it in a safe place until they’re ready to claim their prize. Winners have one year from the date of the winning draw to claim their prize.
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Powerball tickets are $2 each, and players have the option to add the Powerplay for an additional $1 for the chance to multiply non-jackpot prizes.
The next Powerball drawing is Saturday night, Jan. 6 at 9:59 p.m (CT). The jackpot up for grabs is an estimated $35 million.
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