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Powerball Jackpot Rockets Past $100 Million

See link at bottom of story for where you can purchase a ticket in Falls Church for Wednesday night's drawing.

For the price of a $2 ticket, you could become a millionaire Wednesday night. That's when the next drawing is scheduled for Powerball, the multi-state lottery that has soared once again past the $100 million mark.

As of Tuesday, the mega-lottery was up to $108 million. If you match all five white balls, plus the powerball, you win. After taxes, the Virginia Lottery estimates you'll take home $61 million. What are your chances? Oh, about 1 in 175,223,510. But, it's fun to play and who knows?

Here are some tips on playing Powerball, from the folks at the Virginia Lottery:

  • Choose your own numbers on a play slip. Select five different numbers from 1 through 59, then select one Powerball number from 1 through 35.
  • Or you can play Easy Pick and let the computer choose your numbers.
  • Or you can use a combination of these play methods - pick some of your favorite numbers and let the computer fill in the rest.
  • Each play (six numbers) costs $2.
  • Powerball draws are held Wednesday and Saturday at 11 p.m.
  • All prizes, except the jackpot, are fixed dollar amounts. The jackpot total is dependent on the amount of money in the draw's total prize pool.

Here's where you can purchase a Powerball ticket in Falls Church.  Just click on "Search by Locality" and click on Falls Church in the drop-down menu. Good luck!



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