Now the largest jackpot in Powerball history, heavy lottery sales could push the jackpot even higher before the drawing on January 9, 2016. If you can’t get to a screen to watch the drawing, Powerball also prints the winning numbers online.
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But if you’re still not convinced, the Powerball is $700 million, the largest in US history. Forty-four states (plus Washington, DC, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands) take part in the game.
Regardless how one feels about the potential sins of gambling, it cannot be disputed that Saturday’s Powerball jackpot – estimated at $700 million – could be the chance of a lifetime. No one matched all winning numbers in Wednesday’s $524 million drawing, sending the jackpot to mind-boggling heights.
Officials said Powerball sales on Thursday were double the previous record for that day and it’s possible the estimated jackpot could rise again before the drawing.
“The most recent one was back in December of 2013, when the Harrigs, from Gretna, the won 64.1 million dollars”, said Neil Watson with the Nebraska Lottery.
“The department of revenue would get a large amount in tax revenue, our retailer would get a nice commission, our player would get a lot of money and they would pay taxes on that”, says Bethea.
“I’d give my family money and then I would help the homeless because it’s really bad in Austin”, said one shopper.
In Colorado, players have until 7:30 p.m. Saturday to buy their $2 ticket. Or Timbuktu. The Multi-State Lottery Association says there is sometimes talk of limiting wins to USA citizens, but no laws have been passed so far.
When buying a Powerball ticket, mark the Power Play option on the playslip. Bax and Gardner said that were not permitted to purchase tickets at the Rush Hour location where they worked but they did have tickets for the Wednesday night drawing. “It’s neat to see what other people’s values are and what they would do with the money”.
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And if someone else had the winning numbers, you’d need to split the prize. “That could include a trusted financial adviser, good legal advice and strong support from family and friends”, she said.
