Powerball Jackpot Hits $400M

If you’re one of those people who wait to play the lottery until the jackpot gets big, now’s the time to buy your ticket.

Wednesday’s jackpot is up to $400 million, according to the Pennsylvania Lottery. The estimated cash payout is $223.6M.

Here are some local places to buy Powerball tickets:

• Diamond Check Cashing, 5809 Bensalem Blvd.
• 7-Eleven, 1644 Street Rd.
• 7-Eleven, 3627 Hulmeville Rd.
• 7-Eleven, 2364 Street Rd.
• 7-Eleven, 3508 Street Rd.
• 7-Eleven, 5401 Neshaminy Blvd.
• Ace News and Tobacco, 1130 Bristol Pike
• Acme, 2301 Pasqualone Blvd.
• Acme, 1336 Bristol Pike
• Andalusia Bar & Grille, 971 Bristol Pike
• Keystone News Agency, 2854 Street Rd.
• Neshaminy News Express, 814 Neshaminy Mall
• 24-7 Food Mart, 3510 Bristol Pike
• Taqwa Food Mart, 979 Bristol Pike
• Smoker's Hut, 1648 Hulmeville Rd.
• Neshaminy News, 814 Neshaminy Mall
• Bensalem Beer & Soda Inc., 1919 Street Rd.

To find other Powerball vendors, plug an address or ZIP code into the Pennsylvania Lottery website's retailer-locator application.

The drawing takes place at 10:59 p.m. Wednesday. Ticket sales for that drawing end no later than 10 p.m.; check with your local retailer to find out its cutoff policy.