Powerball Prize Tops $360 Million

Next drawing will be held Wednesday at 9:59 p.m.

The odds of winning the current $360 million Powerball prize may be 1 in 175 million, but that won't stop millions of players from scooping up tickets before Wednesday night's drawing.  The estimated cash value of Wednesday's prize is $229 million. Saturday's numbers were 6, 13, 19, 23, 43 with a Powerball of 16. Pedro Quezada, of  New Jersey, won the last major Powerball jackpot in March when he raked in $338 million. Quezada's win was the fourth-largest in Powerball history. Quick Powerball facts

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Bolingbrook Woman Wins the Lottery

A Bolingbrook resident won the Illinois lottery Nov. 2 and vows to use the winnings to help others.

Bolingbrook Woman Wins the Lottery

A Bolingbrook resident won the Illinois lottery Nov. 2 and vows to use the winnings to help others.

A Bolingbrook woman won $500,000 in the Lucky Day Lotto Nov. 2 with a ticket she purchased in Bolingbrook, according to the Illinois Lottery.  Lissette Quinones matched all five numbers – 01 - 06 – 16 – 33 – 38 – in the drawing.  “We are so blessed, and we always said that if we ever won a big prize we would help a lot of people," Quinones said. "We’re definitely going to stick to our plan.” The winning Quick Pick ticket was purchased at 7-Eleven, 398 South Schmidt Road in Bolingbrook. “I always play Quick Picks, I feel like they’re lucky,” Quinones said.  “I checked my ticket over and over and I kept asking the clerk if I really did win. Then I got in my car and screamed and cried. I feel so lucky. I’m going to tell everyone that people …

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