Life-Changing Draw: Powerball Reveals August 23 Results for $700M Prize
Powerball Jackpot at 700 million dollars winning numbers drawing Wednesday. Chicago WLS. Someone could win the largest lottery prize in American history Wednesday night not to be a killjoy, but there's only a zero ze three percent chance it will be you.
The Powerbase pot has reached 700 million dollars, the second largest in U. S. History. To give an idea of how big that is to-nights jackpot is high enough to buy everyone in Wisconsin 100 and 73 brats, but they have to supply their own buns and Kraft said wisconsin Lottery directory Cindy Poulton
Well, first I would probably pass out. Then I would come back to reality and try to figure it out, said Michael Moss. One thing that's fairly certain is that the winner or winners won't choose to take the full 700 million dollars prize
Only two powerballwinners in the past ten years have chosen the annuity option. The full jackpot paid over 29 years. The vast majority choose a smaller upfront payment 400 and 43 million dollars in onesday's case before taxes, financial experts said 70 percent of lottery winners go broke within two or three years because they have no idea what to do with that kind of money.
Experts advise winners to make a plan first thing, get back to even pay off all your debts, take a little money and splurge, but don't make any big important decisions for six months or a year, let the dust settle, said John Gojowski, money Managers Financial group. Of course, to make a plan you have to win. To increase their odds, people did all sorts of crazy things going from one store to another, buying tickets at each one, even driving across state lines to Indiana, the luckiest state in America.
Powerball added numbers to the game in October 2015 so that jackpot would roll over more often and the prizes would be bigger, but more numbers also means longer. Odds. The odds of any one ticketwinning Wednesday night are one in 200 and 92 million. Before the switch, the odds were one in 100 and 75 million. Seven of the 12 largest Powerball jackpots have come since the odds were increased.
Powerball Fever in Chicago. Store clerks in Chicago expected Wednesday to be a busy day. It's really, really crazy. I mean, the higher some people come here and spend dollar 200 do 300 on lottery. The line is going to be all the way back in the corner and back around, said Kirk Cook, who manages the Seven-eleven at 35 East Wicker Drive in chicago's Loop. Cook had six Powerbase tickets in hand Wednesday morning. He said he planned to be ten more before the drawing. At 9, 59 pm.
Chicago Fire actor Taylorkin gotten line for a Powerball ticket around 5 AM before heading to set ABC Seven asked what he'd do if he won The Big Jackpot, I'm not sure I was just saying I don't normally play. I don't think I've ever bought a Powerball ticket, but I'm going to buy it for the gang at work and we'll split it up. Divvy it up and we'll see what happens.
I don't know. I think i'd keep chucking. I kind of have a crush job now. I like what I do. I don't think i'd stop. I'd maybe buy a boat to float around on the lake. Kinney said with 700 million dollars, he could buy a yacht. People all over Illinois are hoping that a winning lottery tickets sold in North Suburban viewed primed the pump for Wednesday night's Powerbase drawing.
Thomas Holloway just won five million dollars. He bought a million dollar match ticket at The Jewel on Patriot Boulevard. He already met with financial planners and said he will invest the money wisely. The winning Mega Millions ticket for 300 and 93 million dollars was sold in Illinois earlier this month at nick's Barbecue in southwest suburban Palaces Heights. The winner has yet to come forward. People flocked to the restaurant Wednesday morning in hopes of having as
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