The Powerball jackpot has reached $1 billion, making it the fifth largest jackpot in history.
Many people from the state of Alabama are rushing to state lines to get their ticket for a chance to win the fifth largest jackpot in Powerball history.
“With the Powerball being as high as it is, the Mega was high recently, and then with Spring Break, there’s more traffic coming through,” said Avis Peterson, the store manager of a lotto and liquor store in Jackson County.“If you took that camera outside and scanned the parking lot, the majority of the tags out there would be Alabama tags,” said Peterson.“We would like to help people,” said Tournas. “I would help my family, we’d help Paul’s family, just in general to help people.
Tournas said she doesn’t play the lottery much, but when the jackpot gets this high, she is willing to take the chance. Tournas said if the lottery was available in Alabama, her and her husband would both be more frequent players. “We generally don’t make the run if it’s not $300 million or more,” said Tournas. “We don’t want to have to run 15 miles every time there’s a big jackpot. We’d rather spend the money in our home state.”and receive the latest local news and weather straight to your email every morning. Get instant notifications on top stories from News 4 by downloading ourWhat stores are open on Easter Sunday 2024?
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