Next Powerball Drawing: $270 Million – Now That's a Mother's Day Gift!

The Powerball jackpot has hit the stratosphere, with folks scrambling to get tickets before Saturday night's drawing. Just think of the flower bouquet you could buy for Mother's Day!

Although $270 million sounds like a record, the largest Powerball Jackpot cash payout was $384 million and was won on Nov. 28, 2012, in Arizonia and Missouri.

It's easy to buy tickets for Powerball.

Here's where to find them:

GULFPORT MINI MART   1615 58TH STREET SOUTH   
GULFPORT SUPERGAS    2201 49TH STREET SOUTH   
JOY MART    1005 49TH STREET SOUTH   
KWIK STOP    5227 22ND AVENUE SOUTH   
SUNCOAST FOOD STORE #6    1422 58TH STREET SOUTH   
SUNOCO GULFPORT    5150 GULFPORT BOULEVARD SOUTH   
TLC FOOD MART    2822 BEACH BOULEVARD   
TOWN SHORES MARKET & DELI INC    5800 28TH AVENUE SOUTH   

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