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'Blistering' Illinois Sales for $550 Million Powerball Jackpot Lottery
Lottery ticket sales are expected to sell even faster in advance of Wednesday's $500 million Powerball Jackpot Lottery drawing.
Remember Craig and Janet Gossett of Minooka? They are the couple who won $11.25 million in the Illinois Lottery back in December 2011. Well, you have a chance to win a lot more than that in the Illinois Powerball.
The Illinois Lottery's Powerball jackpot is set to reach $550 million, and the tickets are selling at a "blistering" pace, according to the Chicago Tribune.
About $200,000 in lottery tickets were sold in just one 30-minute period Tuesday, according to the Trib, and sales are expected to peak as the Powerball drawing draws closer.
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It's the largest jackpot in Powerball history. The winners would take home $327.4 million in a lump sum.
No one has won the Powerball drawing in two months, and the jackpot continued to rise after strong sales, according to the Trib.
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Powerball is a national lottery including 42 states.
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