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Where to Buy Tickets in West Des Moines for $500 Million Powerball Jackpot?
And, in the likelihood that you win, what will you do with the winnings, dear West Des Moines reader?

Half of a billion dollars - $500,000,000 - is the estimated Powerball jackpot.
That is a lot of zeros and a lot of money. Now, the fun part: What would you do if you won all that money?
Here's what I would do - after paying off my student loans, mortgage and credit card bill - build a four-season room, run for president as the none-of-the-above candidate, hike the Appalachian Trail with my family, go to Antarctica to see how cold it is, go to the Super Bowl, go to the World Cup, go to the Olympics and, because I'm a sucker, loosen the purse strings when my school calls asking for money or those cute little bell ringers stop me walking into the grocery store.
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I'm sure other things will pop up, too.
Fair warning, though, keep your dreams in check because the cash payout is only $327 million.
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So, how does your new life begin? First step is to go get a ticket.
In West Des Moines, you can pick one up at multiple Casey's General Stores, Dahl's Foods, Hy-Vee stores and  Kum & Go convenience stores, Scott's Shoppe in Valley Junction, and others.
A full list of West Des Moines lottery ticket sales outlets is found on the Iowa Lottery web site.
Here's a full listing of places in West Des Moines you can pick up a ticket:
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