$350 Million Powerball Jackpot Up For Grabs
The next lottery drawing, the third highest in history, is Wednesday, May 15. Have you gotten your tickets, yet?
Saturday night's $270 million Powerball prize went unclaimed. Now, the jackpot is $350 million, the third-highest prize ever for the lottery game. As with other jackpots, the final prize money may be well over $350 million by the time Wednesday comes. The more that the public becomes excited about a possible record-breaking win, the more people buy tickets. And, the more people buy tickets, the higher the jackpot becomes. Powerball tickets for each game are $2, and there’s a 1 in 175.2 million chance that any ticket will win the grand prize. Powerball tickets are sold from 5 a.m. until 10 p.m. on the days they are drawn (Wednesday and Saturday), and until 1 a.m. on all other days, according to lotter officials. The $350 million Powerball …
Amber Reimers
11:58 pm on Wednesday, November 28, 2012
They always say that the lottery is totally random and not even worth playing, but I have won small to moderate amounts several times (some of my friends even ask me to purchase tickets for them, because they think I'm "lucky," lol) The odds are still very small, but as I have shown, you can increase your chances. For example, you can increase your odds of winning by purchasing your tickets at … more ›