More Than 700 Free Powerball Tickets Could Be Up For Grabs At Aurora Lottery Event

AURORA, IL — As the Powerball jackpot soars to the second largest this year, Illinois Lottery is giving players more opportunities to win by hosting a Powerball Ticket Grab Challenge in Aurora.

The challenge is planned from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday at Amstar, 12 Hill Ave. More than 700 free Powerball tickets could be up for grabs throughout the event.

Participants will have a few seconds inside the Ticket Grab Machine to grab as many Powerball tickets as they can. The jackpot for Wednesday night's drawing is $716 million.

For those who can't attend the event but want to play the Powerball game, the Illinois Lottery shared the state's top 10 "winningest" retailers. These businesses have sold more winning Powerball tickets so far this year than any other retailers in the state.

• Lucky Mart, 2900 W. 87th St. in Chicago
• Kostner Korner, 4356 W. Howard St. in Skokie
• UCP Seguin of Greater Chicago, 5600 N. Mannheim Road in Chicago
• Amstar, 18659 S. Halsted St. in Glenwood
• Mares Mini Mart and Deli, 7850 W. Addison St. in Chicago
• Woodman's Food Market, 3155 McFarland Road in Rockford
• JD Food and Liquor, 10147 W. Roosevelt Road in Westchester
• Woodman's Food Market, 2100 N. Randall Road in Carpentersville
• Rich's Fresh Market, 3141 N. Thatcher Ave. in River Grove
• Family Pantry, 9259 Waukegan Road in Morton Grove

Powerball tickets can be purchased at almost 7,000 retailers statewide.