SIDNEY - A Sidney woman was announced as a big winner from the Nebraska Lottery on Tuesday.

Kathie Widerspon won $50,000 playing Powerball. She says she bought a couple of quick-pick tickets "on a whim," but didn't realize she had won until she checked them about a month later.

The Nebraska Lottery sells $1, $2, $5, $10 and $20 Scratch tickets. They offer Lotto games such as 2by2. Pick 5, Pick 3, MyDaY, Mega Millions, Lucky For Life and Powerball.

Powerball numbers are announced every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 8:59 p.m. mountain time. The current jackpot for Wednesday's drawing this week is at $123 million. Players can purchase tickets at any Nebraska Lottery retailer. 

Funds made by the Nebraska Lottery are redistributed to the Nebraska Education Improvement Fund, Nebraska Environmental Trust Fund, Nebraska State Fair and the Compulsive Gamblers Assistance Fund.