You also have a 1 in 5 million chance of creating a startup than getting all those numbers in the Powerball.
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“The victor is going to be somebody in the country, from a place we’ve never heard of”, said J. Jay Backus, a NY bus driver.
With an estimated jackpot of $1.5 billion comes some kooky side effects.
The Multi-State Lottery Association says if there are no winners, the jackpot will roll over to $2bn on Saturday with a lump sum payout of $1.24bn. Some say that just on Wednesday, they sold over $2,000-worth of tickets.
A sign showing a Powerball prize of $999 million, the largest jackpot winnings that the Powerball sign can display, outside a deli in Washington, DC, Jan. 11, 2016.
“Just have fun, it only takes one ticket to win and playing responsibly is always the best bet”.
“People are coming from Illinois, Northern Wisconsin, you know Western Wisconsin, anywhere possible, I think even Iowa”, said Tristan Peterson of BP Durand Mart.
Simmons said it’s been really busy and for a little store, a lot of Powerball tickets have been sold.
The cut off time to buy tickets is different depending on which state you buy your ticket. The drawing will occur at 10:59 p.m. Wednesday.
Lottery Director, Bishop Woosley, “Tonight’s Powerball Jackpot amount is still advertised at $1,500,000,000 with a cash option of $930 Million, based on the current sales volume across Arkansas and the USA the final amounts may go higher”.
To win the grand prize, the ticket must match all five numbers (in any order) and the red Powerball number.
The Berlin Food Lion received a $2,500 bonus from the lottery for selling the winning ticket.
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For the current Powerball run of 20 drawings, $50 million has been spent on tickets in Colorado.
