Congratulations to the #NCLottery player who scored a $50,000 win playing #Powerball. The winning ticket was purchased at Sunrise Groceries in Slier City, NC. Way to go! pic.twitter.com/vPXLVBQLBr

The next Powerball drawing is on Saturday ... Then, pick one "Powerball," or red ball, number. This number will be between one and 26. For an extra dollar, you may choose to "power play ...

A winning ticket worth $1 million for Wednesday’s Powerball drawing was sold at a Hampton Bays gas station, the New York Lottery announced. The second-prize ticket was sold at a Mobil station convenience store located at 239 West Montauk Hwy.

The drawing did produce a $2 million winner ... and the other four matched three white-ball numbers plus the red Powerball number. There were nine people who won $100 via four matching white ...