TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Could you be the lucky Powerball winner Wednesday night? No one hit the jackpot Monday, and the drawing is now at a record $1.7 billion.
It’s the fourth highest jackpot in Powerball history. $1.7 billion with a cash value of $781.3 million. 8 On Your Side asked residents about waking up to the win on Christmas day.
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“First of all, I am going to tell my wife, tell my kids, tell my friends. And plan. I’m going to go deep cover. Deep cover. Nobody is going to really know,” said Les Sessoms, who was buying a lotto ticket in Tampa Wednesday.
It was back in 2011 when a Powerball jackpot was won on Christmas Eve. It’s been won four times on Christmas Day in 1996, 2002, 2010, and 2013. Maybe those are lucky numbers to play…