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Powerball Jackpot Climbs to World’s Largest at $1.3 Billion
JOSH FUNK
Associated Press
OMAHA, Nebraska (AP) —
Lottery officials say the esti-
mated $1.3 billion prize for
the next Powerball draw-
ing is the largest jackpot
ever in the world.
No one matched all six
Powerball numbers Satur-
day night, leading to the
astronomical prize, which
is all but certain to grow
before the next drawing
Wednesday as more peo-
ple buy tickets, said Kelly
Cripe with the Texas Lot-
In this photo made with a fisheye lens a clerk hands a patron his $10 worth of chances for the upcoming Powerball drawing in Cran-
berry Township, Pa. Lottery officials say the estimated $1.3 billion prize for the next Powerball drawing is the largest jackpot ever in
the world.
(AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
tery. Grief said. Association that runs Pow- advertise the price as $999
“Biggest jackpot in the his- “We’ve never been at erball. million because they’re not
tory of the world. Absolute- these levels,” said Grief, The jackpot is so big that built to show billions.
ly confirmed,” Texas Lottery whose state lottery is part billboards in Texas and Continued on page 6
executive director Gary of the Multi-State Lottery around the country have to
