With no jackpot winner Monday, the Powerball jackpot stood at $1.2B late Tuesday; the next drawing is Wednesday.
The Powerball jackpot had grown to $1.2 billion by Tuesday night, after players failed to match all six numbers to win it Monday, and tickets are flying out of lottery machines across the country.
The number of tickets purchased by Tuesday night in Michigan for the new drawing Wednesday was nearing 1 million, officials said.
Excitement was growing for lottery players at Huron Plaza Party Store in Pontiac. For the drawing Monday, “we were going through a lot of tickets,” manager Steven Frank said. “We get more business than a regular day.”
He expected a surge ahead of the drawing Wednesday. “They just want to get a ticket because of the jackpot,” he said.
The fourth-largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history could soar to the largest ever if no one wins the top prize Wednesday.
A lone Michigan lottery player is $1 million richer after the drawing Monday, state officials said Tuesday.
That lucky player matched the five white balls drawn Monday night, 13-19-36-39-59, according to the Lottery website.
