For the last four Powerball lottery drawings, no one has won the jackpot. And, as that has happened, more people have purchased tickets hoping to win the ever-increasing prize.
The potential winnings have ranged from $116 million to $178 million. They jumped again after Wednesday night, when no one won, to $204 million for Saturday's drawing.
Watch the Powerball drawing at 11 p.m. Saturday on WRAL-TV
Sales have gone from just over a half-million tickets for the July 22 drawing to nearly 750,000 for the Wednesday drawing -- a nearly 50 percent jump.
The money spent on tickets has also increased about 50 percent, with money spent going from $2.1 million on July 22 to $3.1 million for the most recent drawing.
Raw dollar sales are higher than the ticket amounts because players can pay an extra $1 to Power Play and/or buy tickets for future drawings.
Copyright 2024 by Capitol Broadcasting Company. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
