Community Corner
Saturday's Powerball Jackpot Reaches $550 Million
Looking for extra luck? Burlingame has one Hot Spot retailer.
Written by Claudia Cruz and Beatrice Karnes
What would you do with $550 million dollars?
That’s the jackpot for the Saturday night drawing of Powerball, the newest game from the California Lottery.
With the introduction of Powerball to the state on April 8th, California became the 43rd state to to sell tickets.
In the history of Powerball, the highest jackpot reached $587.5 million, making this Saturday’s jackpot the second highest. According to the CA Lottery, the Powerball jackpot could get even higher before the drawing. Just a year ago, the Mega Millions jackpot reached $656 million.
Burlingame has one Hot Spot retailer, The American Bull Bar & Grill at 1819 El Camino Real.
Want to try your luck? Stop by these locations around town:
- 7-ELEVEN, 975 ROLLINS RD
- AIRPORT 76 GAS, 1200 OLD BAYSHORE HWY
- BAGGY'S LIQUOR, 1535 PLAZA LN
- BROADWAY 76, 1480 BROADWAY AVE
- CHEVRON, 1101 BROADWAY
- CVS PHARMACY, 1871 EL CAMINO REAL
- GUS UNOCAL 1147 ROLLINS RD
- ROYAL DONUT, 1090 BURLINGAME AVE
- SAFEWAY, 1450 HOWARD AVE
- THE AMERICAN BULL BAR & GRILL, 1819 EL CAMINO REAL
- YOUNG'S BURLINGAME LIQUOR, 1408 BROADWAY
