A lucky New Yorker may be holding the winning ticket to a life-changing $500,000 Powerball prize after a ticket sold in the Empire State matched the top prize of $1 million, minus federal and state taxes. The winning numbers, 2, 12, 17, 39, and 54, with Powerball 22, were drawn on a recent evening, sending fans of the popular lottery game scrambling to check their tickets. If you purchased a Powerball ticket in New York and matched the winning numbers, you may have just become an instant millionaire - or at least, a very wealthy New Yorker. Check your tickets carefully to see if you're the big winner.
A $500,000 Powerball ticket was sold in New York. Was it yours? Lohud
