CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) – Ahead of Monday night’s drawing, convenience store employees said many people came in to buy their chance at a billion dollars, as Powerball prizes now are among the highest ever.
At Lucky 7 on Market Street in Charlottesville, an employee reported hundreds coming by in the first few hours of Labor Day to buy tickets.
Among those was Leo Napoleon, who said he had never bought tickets before for the lottery, but his wife encouraged him to do so…