Folks in Arizona and Missouri need to check their tickets: Powerball winners were sold in those states, lottery officials said.
- Powerball is held in 42 states, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the District of Columbia
- It was unclear early where in Arizona or Missouri the tickets were purchased
- The prize is the largest in Powerball history
(CNN) -- If you are in Missouri or Arizona, check your lottery tickets. You could be filthy rich.
Tickets for the record-breaking estimated $579 million jackpot were purchased in those states, lottery officials said early Thursday morning.
The winning numbers were 5-23-16-22-29 and the Powerball was 6.
The prize for the lottery -- held in 42 states, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the District of Columbia -- swelled to historic levels after the jackpot rolled over 16 times without a winner.
It was unclear early Thursday morning where in the two states the winning tickets were sold.
Wednesday's prize is the largest in Powerball history. But the prize still has a way to go to match the U.S. record payout of $656 million, set in March by a Mega Millions jackpot that was split between three winners.
Whoever comes forward with the winning tickets may want to speak to Donald Lawson. The Michigan man won the $337 million Powerball prize in August and at the time said the new infusion of green would not change him.
Apparently, it would not change his eating habits either,
"I'm a millionaire now, but I'll still go to McDonald's," Lawson said in August as he stood smiling at the Michigan Lottery headquarters in Lansing.
