Yesterday, as Cindy & I left the air, the Powerball jackpot was at $485 million dollars, as Powerball madness hit, the jackpot grew to $564 million dollars! 

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Winning tickets were sold in North Carolina, Texas and Puerto Rico in Wednesday's $564 million Powerball drawing, lottery officials confirmed.

The three tickets matched the numbers 25, 11, 54, 13 and 39, with a Powerball of 19.

The jackpot, which has a cash value of $381 million, marks the fifth largest prize in U.S. history. The jackpot has been growing for the past two months, gradually increasing since starting at $40 million. Experts estimated the odds of winning at 175 million to one.

Powerball is played in 44 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

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