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Powerball ticket frenzy Despite the odds, dreams of winning $550 million lure people to gas stations and convenience stores across the country.
Nov. 28, 2012
A customer purchases multiple Powerball tickets at a retailer near the Alabama state line in Tallapoosa, Ga. Alabama does not participate in the multi-state lottery. The jackpot stood at about $550 million Wednesday afternoon.
Erik S. Lesser
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European Pressphoto Agency
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Monti Young, left, and Twon Mackey fill out their Powerball numbers as they buy tickets at Circle News Stand in Hollywood, Fla. The jackpot is likely to rise as people continue to purchase tickets before Wednesday night’s drawing.
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Nov. 28, 2012
Clerk Keyur Patel pulls a Powerball ticket that was dispensed from a machine at a convenience store in Baltimore. There have been no Powerball winners since Oct. 6, and the jackpot has grown into the second highest in lottery history, behind only the $656 million Mega Millions prize in March.
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Nov. 28, 2012
A customer picks his Powerball numbers at a convenience store across the street Johns Hopkins University’s main campus in Baltimore. A winner taking the cash option would get about $360 million, or more if the jackpot rises, before taxes.
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Nov. 28, 2012
Ceejay Johnson, 48, of Southfield, Mich., picks her Powerball ticket numbers in Detroit. "Somebody’s got to win. Why not me?" Johnson said.
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Nov. 28, 2012
A Powerball ticket is pulled at a retailer in Tallapoosa, Ga. The giant pot built up after 16 consecutive drawings without a winner. The chances of winning are one in 175 million.
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Nov. 28, 2012
A digital display in a convenience store in Atlanta shows the Powerball jackpot at $500 million — it has since risen to about $550 million and is likely to rise even more as people buy tickets into Wednesday night.
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Nov. 28, 2012
People wait in line to purchase Powerball tickets in Tallapoosa, Ga. Powerball officials said they think there is a 75 percent chance the winning combination of numbers will be drawn Wednesday night.
Erik S. Lesser
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European Pressphoto Agency
Nov. 28, 2012
Larry Warren buys Powerball tickets from cashier Alma Villaseno at a gas station in Dallas.
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Nov. 28, 2012
Cars pass by a billboard advertising Powerball in Dallas. The lottery jackpot has since risen above $500 million.
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Nov. 27, 2012
A crowd of mostly California and Nevada residents lines up outside the Arizona Last Stop convenience store and souvenir shop to buy Powerball tickets in White Hills, Ariz. The lottery can be played in 42 states, not including California or Nevada.
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Nov. 27, 2012
People wait to purchase Powerball tickets outside the Arizona Last Stop convenience store and souvenir shop in White Hills, Ariz.
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Nov. 27, 2012
Roselyn Jones fills out her lucky numbers on a few Powerball tickets outside Conoco Sunrise Market in Chattanooga, Tenn.
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Chattanooga, Tenn., Times Free Press via AP
Nov. 27, 2012
Cashier Farah Husain works at a lottery machine at Richmond convenience store.
Steve Helber
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Nov. 27, 2012
A customer buys three Powerball tickets at a supermarket in Hialeah, Fla.
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Nov. 27, 2012
Raising a Powerball ticket, Hortcina Martinez, who plays the multi-state lottery weekly, shouts in excitement in hopes of winning the jackpot from numbers purchased at Oscar's Food Mart #1 in Houston.
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