Minnesotans Feeling Lucky As $700M Powerball Jackpot Up For Grabs Tonight

By Emily Mae Czachor, Marielle Mohs, CBS Minnesota

October 27, 2022

It has been exactly 12 weeks since a Powerball ticket sold in Pennsylvania won the last grand prize. The jackpot grew quite a bit in the meantime, and, after 35 consecutive rounds without a grand prize winner, stands at an estimated $700 million ahead of Wednesday night's drawing.

The anticipated fund is this year's biggest jackpot so far, according to Powerball, which increased the sum from $680 million earlier this week. It is also the fifth-largest Powerball jackpot and the eighth-largest U.S. lottery jackpot.

A lot of Minnesotans, coincidentally, are feeling pretty lucky. A ticket to potential riches was more popular than gas at Bobby and Steve's Auto Shop in Eden Prairie.

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