Where to Buy Tickets for $500 Million Powerball Jackpot

Half of a billion dollars - $500,000,000 - is the estimated Powerball jackpot.

That is a lot of zeros and a lot of money. Now, the fun part: what would you do if you won all that money?

Here's what I would do - I'd pay off my student loans and any other debts I have. I'd buy a house. I'd take a long trip to Europe. I'd spread the good fortune to my parents and brother - pay-off loans, mortgages, whatever they have. And I'd donate, a lot. I'd donate to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, as my brother has been a Type 1 diabetic since he was seven-years-old. I'd donate to a number of cancer reasearch orgnaization and to our local food pantries and clothes closets.

I'm sure other things will pop up, too.

Fair warning, though, keep your dreams in check because the cash payout is only $327 million.

Only $327 million.... right, I'd take even $1 million of that and be pleasantly happy.

So, how does your new life begin? First step is to go get a ticket.

In Johnston, you can pick one up at:

Caseys, 6110 Merle Hay Road
Caseys, 5340 NW Beaver Drive
Caseys, 10010 NW 62nd Street
Caseys, 6417 N Glenn Drive
Dahl's Food, 5440 86th Street
Hy-Vee, 5750 Merle Hay Road
Kum & Go, 6130 NW 86th Sreet
Kum & Go, 5225 NW 86th Street
Kum & Go, 5800 Northglenn Drive
Quik Trip, 5169 Merle Hay Road