STRONG SALES ACROSS THE COUNTRY HAVE PUSHED THE POWERBALL JACKPOT HIGHER AGAIN FOR SATURDAY’S DRAWING.
IOWA LOTTERY SPOKESPERSON, MARY NEUBAUER SAYS IT’S A NEW HIGH:
PB4 OC……..CASH OPTION” :08
NEUBAUER SAYS THE SALES HAVE PICKED UP DRAMATICALLY IN IOWA.
PB5 OC……….ARE SMALLER” :10
NEUBAUER SAYS MORE PEOPLE ARE BUYING TICKETS — BUT IT SEEMS LIKE THEY ARE NOT OVERSPENDING.
SHE SAYS THEY KEEP AN EYE ON ONE PARTICULAR FIGURE.
PB6 OC…………NOT A DEFINITE. :23
THE ESTIMATED ONE-POINT-SIX BILLION-DOLLAR JACKPOT JUMPED THE PREVIOUS RECORD POWERBALL PRIZE OF ONE-BILLION-586-MILLION-DOLLARS WON IN THE DRAWING ON JANUARY 13TH, 2016.
NEUBAUER SAYS THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE JACKPOT COULD BE RAISED AGAIN BEFORE SATURDAY NIGHT’S DRAWING.
