Tickets are available in 44 Powerball states but you won’t be able to get your tickets in Alabama, Alaska, Hawaii, Mississippi, Nevada and Utah.
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Some say simply getting a ticket, could lead to a potentially risky problem.
“Large sums of money often breed large disputes”, said Rubin Sinins, a Springfield, New Jersey, attorney who represented five construction workers who successfully sued a sixth: the guy who bought the tickets each week for their pool.
Many of you woke up this morning with one thing on your mind: winning the Powerball.
But it’s still troubling that how many kids get a college scholarship or have access to pre-K programs depends in part on how many people the lottery can convince to buy tickets whether they can afford to buy them or not. For some, that could trigger addiction.
Regardless of your feelings about the odds or distribution of money, there’s a strong chance you or someone you know (well enough to ask for a piece of the pie if they win) will be picking up tickets for Wednesday night’s Powerball jackpot. There have been 19 drawings with no victor.
Pérez let it be known that in Puerto Rico some $6 million is expected to be wagered on next Wednesday’s lottery, which will set a new record for the Caribbean territory.
“It can create triggers, something that makes a gambler want to gamble more during that time because they’re seeing a form of gambling all the time”, she said. The jackpot is so large that billboards are overwhelmed with the extra digit, only displaying a $999 million prize.
The drawing takes place at 10:59 p.m. Wednesday and tickets, which cost $2 each, can be purchased until 9:45 p.m.
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To win, a ticket holder has to match all numbers on six balls selected – five white balls from a drum containing 69 balls, and one red one pulled from a drum with 26. Even lottery tickets with a partial match can pay out a prize of as much as $1 million. Hoosier Lottery officials say it ends up in the same pot as the other Hoosier Lotto games. There are a few states that don’t release the names of lottery winners.
