A $1 billion jackpot has Utahns headed across the state line to cure their Powerball fever.
The jackpot crossed the $1 billion threshold for just the third time in history ahead of Wednesday's drawing.
You can't buy tickets in Utah so people are trying their luck at gas stations just across the state line in Idaho, Wyoming and Colorado.Your odds of winning are about one in 292 million."If I play there's a chance. If I don't play there's no chance," Cheeri Bitton said, laughing. "I'm hoping to win and be able to pay off all my kids' bills and set them up with a house and a car," she said as she laid out her plans for the jackpot.
Terid Yazzie said, "Some townhomes for people, yeah. Homeless people and people who need a place to stay.""Just help family," Carcaure Castillo said. "Most things about family, you know.""It's good to think that we're in on it, you know what I mean?" Scott Bushnell said.No one has won Powerball since April 19, when a ticket in Ohio brought a prize of $252.6 million.
Wednesday night's billion-dollar Powerball drawing – combined with a Mega Millions jackpot that keeps growing – means some lucky winners could becomeNo one hit all six numbers in Tuesday night's Mega Millions jackpot drawing: 19, 22, 31, 37, 54 with a mega ball of 18.
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