Three tickets matching the first five numbers in Wednesday's Powerball drawing were sold in the Bay Area -- each worth nearly half a million dollars, according to the California Lottery.
The winning tickets worth $448,750 were sold at the following stores:
- 7-Eleven, 1590 Franklin St. in Santa Clara
- Safeway, 4950 Mission St. in San Francisco
- Steve's Liquors, 583 W. Tennyson Road in Hayward
There were four other 5/5 winners in California, three in Southern California and one in South Lake Tahoe.
One lucky winner matched all five numbers plus the Powerball at Las Palmitas Mini Market, 1205 Wall St. in Los Angeles -- taking home $1 billion.
The winning numbers in Wednesday night's draw were 7, 10, 11, 13, 24 and the Powerball 24.
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