$1M Powerball ticket sold in Minnesota, still no jackpot winner
HINCKLEY, Minn. -- No one is waking up a billionaire Thursday morning, but someone in Minnesota is a million dollars richer.
The Powerball jackpot is now approaching the world record, after there was no winner once again last night. A $1 million dollar ticket was sold in Hinckley, though.
Two people won a $50,000 prize after selecting four out of five correctly and hitting on the Powerball number.
"When the jackpot is this high, you can definitely tell the difference, man," said Gas Plus #12 cashier Bill Kroeger. "It's amazing how the atmosphere changes on a daily basis when there's a big jackpot, especially after numerous losers – not having a winner."
Gas Plus #12 sold one of the two $50,000 winners for Wednesday's drawing.
"We have the sign right over here, and yeah, I mean people notice it," Kroeger said. "Whether its superstition or whatever, people have their own little quirks about playing, with their numbers, store location and time, even on the raffle, what raffle number is popping up, I mean, it takes all types."
Inside the store Thursday morning, much of the discussion was on what winners would do if they landed the grand prize.
"I would definitely get a new car, get a new house, and make a better life for my daughter," said Danielle Volkmann of St. Paul.
"I can't say the first thing I would do," said Jaquan Sanders-Smith of Minneapolis. "But the second thing I would do is go buy hella shoes - I'd start a shoe collection and then give them out to people who have no shoes."
"I'd probably pay off a lot of debt," said Matt Parker. "[Then it's] dreams of buying what you want to get. Dirtbikes, Raptors, everything."
The next Powerball drawing is Saturday at 10PM.
The second-biggest Powerball jackpot ever -- $1.5 billion -- is now up for grabs on Saturday.
There have now been 39 straight drawings without a jackpot winner since the last one was hit on Aug. 3. The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are one in 292.2 million.