In order to win the full $500 million jackpot, a player must match five of the white numbers in any order to the ones drawn, and players must match an additional red number. It’s been almost a year since the jackpot was hit at a level this high; a drawing in February 2015 yielded a $564.1 million winning, split by three tickets in North Carolina, Puerto Rico, and Texas. Tickets must be purchased today no later than 8:59 p.m. If no one wins Wednesday, the prize for Saturday’s drawing will be even bigger, the Associated Press reported. The bad news is Alabama is one of eight states -Mississippi, Nevada, Wyoming, Utah, Alaska, Hawaii and California are the others – that don’t play Powerball so you will have to do some driving to get your ticket.
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“The only advice I can really give people is buy as many tickets as you can afford”, Lustig said. Joining with colleagues and friends can increase the fun of playing, but the odds of winning are so tiny that adding 50 or 100 chances doesn’t matter much. She won $590.5 million on May 18, 2013.
Some people have strategies for picking the numbers or how many tickets they want. Smith now has a shot at a $500 million jackpot.
The prize would have a cash option of $306 million, and that’s before taxes are deducted.
This jackpot is now the 6th largest ever in North America. “They change the game in an attempt to get attention and spur sales, generate interest and get people excited about the lottery”. “They have been coming here for 20 years or more”.
“I think on my first trip I’ll go to Paris”, John Goolsby said, “Then get on a plane and keep going”.
Powerball tickets are sold in 44 states including the District of Columbia, U.S. Virgin islands and Puerto Rico.
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A Rep from the lottery said one of the luckiest places to buy in Vermont is Simon’s in Downtown Burlington.
