(La Porte, IN) - A Powerball ticket purchased in La Porte is worth $50,000.

 

According to the Hoosier Lottery, the winning ticket was bought at Virk’s Liquors at 501 State St.

 

So far, nobody has come forward to claim the prize.

 

Clerk Harold Peterson said he sold the winning ticket not long prior to the drawing but doesn’t remember exactly who bought it because of other customers purchasing tickets during the same time period.

 

Peterson said he was excited to learn about the winning ticket from a Hoosier Lottery representative Thursday.

 

“I feel pretty good about it.  It’s about time somebody in La Porte won something,” he said.

 

Anyone who purchased a Powerball ticket at the liquore store before the Wednesday night drawing is urged to check their numbers.