Five white balls are drawn from one set and the one red Powerball is picked from another set.
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This Wednesday’s Powerball jackpot has grown to $422 million, after almost three months without a victor.
The unidentified individual, if they can came along and claim their winnings, will go home with the third biggest lottery purse in recent South African history.
The New York Lottery is looking for the owner of a $50,000 winning Powerball ticket sold in the Falls on Saturday. It would receive a bonus of one-half a percent of the jackpot prize up to a maximum of $1 million. The couple bought their lucky ticket at a 7-Eleven store in Chino Hills and ultimately elected to take the lump sum option, lottery officials said.
As a reminder, players are encouraged to sign the back of their tickets at the time of purchase and keep them in a safe place. The jackpot was split between players in California, Florida and Tennessee.
Wednesday’s prize will increase to $422 million, and could grow even higher.
Powerball is played in 44 states, as well as Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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The most recent jackpot fell short of the record R102 million Powerball prize claimed by a man from Bloemfontein in June 2011.
