Powerball ticket sold in New Hampshire; drawing produces 3 big wins in North Carolina

A New Hampshire lottery official says he's looking forward to meeting the winner of a $559.7 million Powerball lottery jackpot sold in Merrimack.

New Hampshire Lottery Executive Director Charlie McIntyre says someone woke up a multimillionaire today.

Officials say the jackpot was initially estimated at $570 million, but the actual jackpot at the time of the Saturday drawing was the lesser amount.

The winner has not yet come forward.

It was the second winning Powerball ticket sold in New Hampshire in a year and a half. On July 30, 2016, a $487 million winning ticket was sold in Raymond. In that case the winner chose to remain anonymous.

New Hampshire Lottery Chairman Debra Douglas calls the sale of the second winning ticket "an extraordinary moment for the New Hampshire lottery."

Three big wins were produced in Saturday’s Powerball drawing in North Carolina.

One of the tickets, which came with a $150,000 win, was sold at the SM Mart Springs on Springs Road in Hickory.

Two other tickets sold in North Carolina won $50,000 each. One was sold at the Circle K on Reilly Road in Fayetteville, and the other at Fast Phil’s on Salisbury Road in Statesville.

The winning numbers were 12-29-30-33-61 for the white balls and 26 for the red Powerball.

The $50,000 tickets matched four white balls and the Powerball, beating odds of one in 913,129. The $150,000 ticket did the same, but because it had the Power Play feature, the prize tripled when the 3X multiplier was drawn.

The winners have 180 days from the drawing to claim their prize.

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