$500 Million Powerball Fever: Players Hope Store Will Be Lucky Again

January 6, 2016

The Powerball lottery grand prize climbed to $500 million on Wednesday after rolling over 17 times without a winner.

At the locally-owned State Line Gift Shop on Highway 97 in Davisville, Powerball players were making their plans for retirement, travel and all sorts of big dream purchases with their winnings.  They were hoping the store would prove to be lucky again —  Alice Dawson of Monroeville  purchased a winning $80 million Powerball Quick Pick at the store back in April.

While busy late Tuesday afternoon, the wait time at the State Line Gift Shop was relatively short with three clerks running terminals and quickly moving the lines along.

Jackpot prizes are paid in 30 annual installments or as a one-time, lump-sum payment. The winner of tonight’s drawing could take a lump sum payment estimated at $306 million.

The winning numbers will be drawn at about 9:59 tonight, with the cutoff time for ticket sales at 9 p.m.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under Archive