A third-prize winning Powerball ticket worth $50,000 was sold in Niagara Falls, the New York Lottery announced. The winning ticket for the Saturday drawing was sold at a 7-Eleven at 402 Niagara St. The Powerball drawing is televised at 10:59 p.

The ticket, sold at the 7-Eleven store at 402 Niagara St., opposite the Seneca Niagara Resort and Casino, is one of two third-prize winners in New York State, the announcement

Southern California now accounts for half of all Powerball winners this year after an Arleta 7-Eleven sold a winning ticket worth $207 million.

A lottery player who bought a ticket in Sacramento risks losing out on a major prize if the winnings go unclaimed by June 16.

Twelve players in New Jersey won $10,000 or more last week playing Powerball and New Jersey Lottery games. A dozen people in New Jersey won $10,000 or more last week playing Powerball and New Jersey Lottery games.

Skinner went to sleep without watching the drawing, but his wife decided to check the results herself, according to the Virginia Lottery. She woke him up at 4 a.m. with the good news. “I looked at the ticket and said, ‘You’re right!’” he told lottery officials.