Powerball Jackpot Reaches Historic $500 Million on Wednesday
Did you get squeezed out of a deal on Black Friday? It may not matter if you cash in on the largest Powerball jackpot in history on Wednesday
So maybe you didn't get that large screen TV at Walmart because you weren't there early enough or valued your own personal safety to wait until later. It may not matter that you missed these deals if you can manage get to local stores to buy a lottery ticket by 8 p.m. Wednesday. The Powerball estimated jackpot now sits at $500 million, according to the Powerball website, the largest in its history. The previous top windfall was $365 million, and was claimed by eight co-workers in Lincoln, NE, in 2006. The Powerball numbers for Saturday were 22-32-37-44-50, and the Powerball was 34. The lottery claimed more than 2 million winners on the Nov. 24 drawing, but no jackpot winners among the 42 states which participate. The jackpot could end up …
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