TELL US: Will You Be Take A Shot At The $500 Million Powerball Jackpot

For someone, or maybe several someones, it's going to be a VERY merry Christmas.

Lottery officials announced Tuesday that the jackpot for tonight's (Wednesday's) Powerball drawing was expected to set a new record by topping $500 million.

The Powerball jackpot has not had a winner in nearly two months and has rolled over 15 times since the last. On Saturday, a $325 million jackpot went by the boards.

The largest previous Powerball jackpot was awarded in 2006, when eight meat packers in Nebraska split the top prize.

Powerball is played n 42 states (including Massachusetts), the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The odds of winning the top prize are said to be 1 in 175 million.

The largest jackpot in U.S. lottery history was paid out in March of this year, when three winners split a $656 million Mega Millions jackpot.

So we ask you, our readers -- Will you be buying Powerball tickets tonight and taking a chance at being the Merrimack Valley's newest millionaire? And how would it change your life if you were a jackpot winner?

Some of the stores in Tewksbury where you can buy lottery tickets include:

Aubut's Liquors

Tedeschi's

Main Street Liquors

Hobart's Country Store

Shell Food Mart (1220 Main St)

Shell Food Mart (365 Main St.)

Tewksbury Market

Market Basket

Oakdale Liquors