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Powerball Jackpot Grows to $600M for Saturday Drawing
If you draw the Powerball winning numbers in Saturday's lottery, you could score $600 million, or a $376.9 million one-time payout, by picking the right Powerball numbers. Check out where to buy a ticket in Maple Grove and past lucky lottery winners.
Powerball results were watched closely Wednesday when the jackpot was $363 million. After no one picked all six winning numbers, the new Powerball prize for the Saturday, May 18, 2013 drawing is now up to $600 million.
The one-time cash payout is estimated at $376.9 million. Tickets are $2 and the game is played in Minnesota and 42 other states, including Florida, Texas, California and New York.
According to the Minnesota State Lottery, as of May 1, here are a few locations where you can buy tickets in Maple Grove:
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- Angels Liquor at 7496 East Fish Lake Road
- Byerly's Maple Grove at 12880 Elm Creek Boulevard
- Cub Foods Maple Grove at 8150 Wedgewood Lane North
- Eagle Lake Certicare at 9601 63rd Avenue North
- Hemlock BP at 11960 73rd Avenue North
- Holiday Stationstore at 16350 96th Avenue North
- Maple Grove BP at 13379 Bass Lake Road
- Maple Square Fuel & Wash at 13400 Grove Drive
- O'Ryans at 11201 93rd Avenue North in Maple Grove
- O'Ryans 494 at 13303 Bass Lake Road
- Princeton's Liquor Store at 12790 Bass Lake Road
- Rainbow Foods at 16401 County Road 30
- Superamerica at 9363 Upland Avenue North
- Super America at 13820 Grove Drive
After the drawing, you can check out the May 18 Powerball numbers on the Minnesota State Lottery website.
The largest Powerball Jackpot cash payout to date was $384 million and was won on Nov. 28, 2012, in Arizona and Missouri.
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Although no one from Maple Grove has won the full jackpot, however, a few lucky players have brought home a $1 million prize, according to the Minnesota State Lottery website.
Richard Schaff of Maple Grove won a $1 million Powerball prize with the numbers drawn on April 13, 2013 with a two-line quick-pick ticket that matched the first five winning numbers drawn. He purchased the winning ticket at Holiday Stationstore, located at 16350 – 96th Ave. N. in Maple Grove.
Marcia Wharton of Maple Grove won $1 million by playing Powerball on March 23 with the second line of her five-line quick-pick Powerball ticket. She bought the ticket at Rainbow Foods, located at 16401 County Road 30 in Maple Grove.
Wonder what happens to the folks who hit it big? Browse the Huffington Post’s collection of lottery winners’ stories.
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