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No Joke, Powerball® Draws for $1 BILLION Tonight

4/1/2024 11:29:29 AM

COLUMBIA, SC (April 1, 2024) It’s April Fool’s Day, but this jackpot is no joke! Powerball® could make someone a billionaire tonight!

This is the fifth time the Powerball® jackpot has reached $1 BILLION.  The winner can choose to take $483 million in cash.

In Saturday’s Powerball® drawing, a ticket sold in Aiken at the Kroger on Whiskey Rd. missed the jackpot by one number to win $50,000 (12 - 13 - 33 - 50 - 52 and PB: 23). Check your tickets!

South Carolinians interested in taking a chance on tonight’s $1 BILLION jackpot, must purchase their tickets by 9:59 p.m. for the 10:59 p.m. drawing.  Tickets are available at most grocery stores and convenience stores in our state.

Odds of winning the jackpot are about 1 in 293 million. Odds of winning $50,000 are 1 in 913,129.

Good luck, South Carolina. Please, play responsibly.

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