Powerball jackpot climbs to $1.6 billion for Saturday drawing
As thousands of people rush to convenience stores this weekend to get their hands on the largest prize in lottery history, the state lottery is also accruing thousands of dollars of ticket sales.
Where that money goes, and who benefits, may surprise you.
On Madison's south side, convenience store owners say ticket sales for this weekend's $1.6 billion Powerball lottery are through the roof. Deon Green was just one Powerball player hoping to win big Friday. He's doing it for his mother.
"I'm a caretaker, so I started because my mom is sick — she's not great," Green said.
"And if I had someone who could actually help her full time who was a registered nurse. That would be, obviously besides all the fun stuff, the real thing, man."
But unfortunately for Green, the odds aren't exactly in his favor.
The current odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are 1 in nearly 292,000,000. You've got a better chance at flipping a coin and landing on heads 28 times in a row. But the hidden figures may be even more surprising.
