When a stunned lottery player learned his Powerball ticket matched four white balls and the red Powerball, he was speechless. After finding out he won a $150,000 Powerball prize, Michael Amon of Goldsboro told lottery officials he got so excited, he “could barely speak.” “I was tickled to death,” Amon said.

The last two jackpot winners won back in August. A lucky California player won a $44.3 million Powerball jackpot on Aug. 19. And the week before, on Aug. 12, a Pennsylvania player won the $213.8 million jackpot.

A winning ticket for Wednesday's Powerball drawing was sold at a Georgia convenience store — netting the lucky buyer a $478 million jackpot.