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Powerball Jackpot Climbs to $1.5 Billion For Wednesday Drawing
The jackpot for the Jan. 13 drawing was already a world record and now it's gone even higher. Have you bought a ticket yet?
How high will it go?
Wednesday’s Powerball jackpot has now reached an astounding $1.5 billion.
Lottery retailers across New York and the other 43 states that participate in Powerball are poised for another massive rush of customers all hoping to hit the big one.
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No one won Saturday’s $949.8 million jackpot, although three second place tickets worth $1 million were sold in New York, including one in Smithtown.
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Wednesday’s $1.5 billion jackpot is more than double a 2012 Mega Millions jackpot of $656 million that had been the record for the largest lotto jackpot in U.S. history. Wednesday’s drawing will take place at 10:59 p.m. Eastern Time. New Yorkers can watch the drawing live on WABC.
Find a New York Lottery retailer near you here.
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