tracy korokco of our new york station wcbs reports. >> 63, yes! powerball, 17! yes! >> reporter: video captures the ecstatic moments that the employees at this restaurant in englewood cliff, new jersey, thought they hit the $950 million powerball jackpot on saturday night, changing their lives forever. >> it was a feeling of excitement, of glory. >> everybody happy. jumping up and down. everybody hugging each other. >> reporter: that is until the heartbreaking realization they were looking at the winning numbers from a previous drawing! >> i got a text from a friend of mine and he sent me numbers which we thought were the winning numbers, but it turned out to be wednesday night's numbers. >> reporter: bartender and organizer of the 42-person pool simply an honest mistake. >> i had to call my wife. she should know, right? she said, charlie, please, just double-check. sure enough, i got on the phone and shaking and i went to the website and they finally had updated, and there was a whole set of different numbers. >> reporter: the celebration quickly turned to disappoin