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Article: Powerball jackpot biggest ever Ticket sales drive it to $113 million; bigger prize possible, officials say
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- May 15, 1998
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The widely held dream of becoming a millionaire many times over
has pushed Saturday's Powerball jackpot to a record $113 million,
lottery officials say.
Heavy sales Thursday boosted the jackpot past the $111.2 million
won by a Fond du Lac schoolteacher in July 1993, said Wisconsin
Lottery spokesman Andrew Bohage.
It also would be the third-largest jackpot ever of any lottery in
the United States.
The Multistate Lottery Association, which runs Powerball, might
well announce an even higher payout late today or early Saturday,
depending on sales. The game is played in 20 states and the District
of Columbia.
"But if no one wins it Saturday, the jackpot could exceed $150
million on Wednesday," ...