A half billion dollars could be yours in the latest Powerball drawing. In fact, so many people were trying to access the Missouri lottery website that the server was slow to respond and appeared down at times shortly after the 10 p.m. drawing.

The $550 million winning Powerball numbers have been selected and people in O'Fallon, as well as across St. Louis and Missouri are checking their tickets.

The winning Powerball numbers for the Nov. 28, 2012 drawing are 5, 16, 22, 23, 29 and a Powerball number of 6.

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There are plenty of ups and downs to winning (or trying to win) the Powerball lottery in O'Fallon.

Lottery anaylsis website USA Mega broke down what you could expect to take home after taxes in the $550 million jackpot state by state.