Powerball Jackpot Reaches $500 Million

If you can manage to get to local stores to buy a Powerball ticket by 9:59 p.m. Wednesday, you could be millions of dollars richer.

The estimated Powerball jackpot was boosted to $500 million today, after previously sitting at $425 million, according to the Powerball website.

Lottery officials have described this as the largest jackpot in its history with an estimated cash payout of $327.4 million. The previous top windfall of $365 million was claimed by eight co-workers in Lincoln, NE, in 2006.

Powerball numbers on Saturday claimed more than 2 million winners on the Nov. 24 drawing, but no jackpot winners were among the 42 participating states.

There are plenty of places to buy your ticket in the Pine-Richland area, including these in the Gibsonia 15044 zip code:

Adrian's Pizza, 4092 Gibsonia Road

Brew House, 5600 William Flynn Highway

Get Go, 4099 Grandview Drive

Hotel Richland, 5370 William Flynn Highway

Natoli's Market, 5045 Bakerstown Road

Rite Aid, 4155 Ewalt Road

Save N Go, 5610 William Flynn Highway

Sheetz, 5300 Route 8

Shop N Save, 5375 William Flynn Highway

Smoker Friendly, 5325 Route 8

Sunoco, 5600 William Flynn Highway

These retailers are in the Wexford 15090 zip code:

7-Eleven, 10954 Perry Highway

Get Go, 140 Towne Centre Drive

Market District (Giant Eagle), Village at Pine

Los Campos, 11566 Perry Highway

Rite Aid, 10554 Perry Highway

Sheetz, 12000 Perry Highway

Smoker Friendly, 11915 Perry Highway

Wexford Beer, 10624 Perry Highway #4

Tell us: We know the odds of winning are 1 in 175,000,000, according to lottery officials, but what if you hit the jackpot now, right before the holidays? What would you do with your winnings? 

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