POWER OF ATTORNEY



   Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes

and appoints each of Charles W. Haubiel II, Chadwick P. Reynolds and

Joseph Y. Heuer, or any of them signing singly, and with full power of

substitution, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:



(1) prepare, execute in the undersigneds name and on the undersigneds

behalf, and submit to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

a Form ID, including amendments thereto, and any other documents

necessary or appropriate to obtain codes and passwords enabling the

undersigned to make electronic filings with the SEC of reports required

by Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or

any rule or regulation of the SEC;



(2) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's

capacity as an attorney, agent, officer and/or director of Big Lots, Inc.

(Company), Forms 3, 4 and 5, including amendments thereto, in accordance

with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,

and the rules thereunder;



(3) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned

which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form

3, 4 or 5, complete and execute amendments thereto, and timely file such

form with the SEC and any stock exchange or similar authority; and



(4) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the

foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of

benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the

undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such

attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of

Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and

conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-

fact's discretion.



The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power

and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever

requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the

rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as

the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power

of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that

such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-facts substitute or

substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this

Power of Attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.  The

undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving

in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor

is the Company assuming, any of the undersigneds responsibilities to

comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as

amended.



   This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the

undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect

to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by

the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed

writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.



In witness whereof, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to

be executed on April 18, 2011.





/s/ Douglas N. Wurl

Douglas N. Wurl



STATE OF OHIO            )

                         )

COUNTY OF FRANKLIN       )



Before me, the undersigned Notary Public in and for said county and

state, did personally appear on April 18, 2011, the above signed

individual known to me to be Douglas N. Wurl, and upon oath duly sworn

did testify that the signing of the above and foregoing instrument did

constitute his free and voluntary act and deed.



/s/ Leshell L. Duncan

NOTARY PUBLIC



My Commission expires:  12-21-13