Powerball grows to $500 million

(CNN) - If you’ve been waiting to play the lottery, maybe this is your sign.

There were no winners in the Powerball drawing on Wednesday and the jackpot had grown to a whopping $483 million.

By Thursday afternoon, it had increased to $500 million because of strong anticipated sales of Powerball tickets nationwide.

Wednesday was the final Powerball drawing of the year. The numbers were 02-06-09-33-39 and Powerball 11.

So 2022 may be your year!

The next drawing is Saturday, New Year’s Day.

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