Mega Tens of millions jackpot as much as $450M, Powerball reaches $570 million

(5 Jan 2018) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLY

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Chicago, Illinois – January 5, 2018
1. Shut of display screen displaying jackpots for the Mega Tens of millions and Powerball lottery
2. Mid of old school lettered signal exhibiting days/instances for the Mega Tens of millions and Powerball drawings
3. Shut of old school lettered signal exhibiting days/instances for the Mega Tens of millions and Powerball drawings
4. Shut of man’s palms holding tickets as he enters the lottery
5. SOUNDBITE (English), Tom Newman, purchased lottery tickets:
“Like completely zero probability, however a tiny bit greater than zero, in order that’s why I bothered losing the cash.”
6. Mid of neon signal displaying Mega Tens of millions and Powerball jackpots
7. SOUNDBITE (English), Tom Newman, purchased lottery tickets:
“If I win the lottery, I’d journey all over the world and I’d share a superb portion of it with all my household.”
8. Shut of paper tickets at counter
9. SOUNDBITE (English), Tom Newman, purchased lottery tickets:
“It is kinda foolish. Any time there’s greater than 100 million, it is most likely greater than sufficient. However it looks as if it will be extra enjoyable to strive both one.”
10. Shut of clerk’s hand punching lottery ticket register
11. SOUNDBITE (English), Tom Newman, purchased lottery tickets:
“My regular technique is to do a fast choose and purchase one ticket of every or solely one of many one which has probably the most in it.”
12. Mid of buyer buying lottery tickets
13. SOUNDBITE (English), Kaushik Chitalia, retailer clerk:
“There are some individuals coming within the story they usually say like ‘We’re shopping for the large dream.”
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Rosenberg, Texas — January 5 2018
14. Numerous outdoors the busy Rudy’s Cease and Store comfort retailer. It is largest product— lottery tickets and scratch offs
15. Indicators outdoors retailer, displaying jackpots for powerball and mega hundreds of thousands
16. Man walks in
17. Numerous buyer shopping for lotto tickets, clerk placing picks in machine to course of ticket
18. Clerk taking money
19. One other clerk processes ticket
20. Lady reveals off her lotto tickets
21. Broad of retailer inside
22. SOUNDBITE (English) Julia Cavazos, Needville, TX: “I am taking part in the lotto at the moment it has been awhile. I hope I win, I get to share it with lots of people and church buildings and my son and daughter. hopefully I am fortunate and God bless everyone.”
23. Indicators within the retailer
24. SOUNDBITE (English) Dewone Marshall, Houston: “I am feeling actually fortunate for 2018. It is taking place…household’s taking place for this 12 months.”
25. Pc monitor exhibiting off powerball jackpot quantity as girl buys tickets
26. SOUNDBITE (English) Martin Turk, Richmond, Texas: “I do not usually do it, however that is simply, I felt it at the moment one thing informed me to go purchase a ticket.”
27. Image of Rudy’s emblem executed up like the long-lasting Las Vegas signal
STORYLINE:
One fortunate winner could possibly be hours away from taking dwelling one of many largest jackpots in Mega Tens of millions or Powerball historical past.
In additional than two months with out a winner, each the Mega Tens of millions and Powerball jackpots have rolled over to an estimated mixed complete of practically $1 billion.
The Mega Tens of millions jackpot stands at $450 million, with a $281.2 million lump-sum possibility. The Powerball jackpot has reached $570 million, with a $358.5 million lump-sum payout.
If a participant wins each jackpots, the haul can be round $1-billion. Rudy’s Cease and Store in Rosenberg, TX, claims it sells probably the most lottery and scratch off tickets within the state. A gradual stream of consumers queued in line to purchase each Powerball and Mega Tens of millions tickets Friday morning.
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