Powerball $478 Million Jackpot Is Nation's 8th Largest
DES MOINES, Iowa (CBSNewYork/AP)-- Powerball players have a shot at the nation's eighth-largest lottery jackpot, but they should keep in mind that their dreams of riches likely won't become a reality.
The odds of a winning ticket in Saturday night's drawing for a $478 million prize are incredibly small: one in 292.2 million.
It's because of those odds that there hasn't been a winner since May 7, when a family from New Jersey won a $429.6 million jackpot. The nation's biggest prize was January's $1.6 billion Powerball jackpot.
The drawing will take place at 10:59 Eastern time, when tumblers filled with balls will select the five numbers and single Powerball. If there isn't a winner, the jackpot will increase and another drawing will be held Wednesday.
Kayla bought a $4 ticket for her friend, Perry, for her bachelorette weekend, WCBS 880's Mike Smeltz reported. It could turn into a nice wedding surprise.
Perry's first thought on what she would do with the money?
"We actually had plans on our compound anyway, we were going to buy a big piece of land for both of our houses," the bride-to-be said.
Perry said she would certainly still marry her soon-to-be husband if she did win. In that case, she'd go on to adopt "all the babies" and "all the dogs" without a fight from her partner.
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