The Director of Advertising and Public Relations for the South Dakota lottery is asking everyone to play responsibly as the Powerball Jackpot moves to 1.5 billion dollars for Wednesday evening’s drawing. Kelly Thompson says players are definitely excited about the astronomical jackpot this week that now has a cash value of 930 million dollars: (dl 26)
Saturday’s drawing saw 25 one-million dollar winners who matched 5 of the 6 numbers. Three additional winners who had the power play option took home 2 million dollars. She says that’s as close as anyone has come so far: (dl 27)
Thompson said ticket sales on Saturday was the fastest pace they’ve seen in South Dakota, but that they expect to exceed that come tomorrow and Wednesday. She says it was a surprise to those in the lottery business that the jackpot didn’t go out last Saturday evening: (dl 28)
Thompson’s advice to those who play is to play responsibly and to avoid the temptation to go all in with more than your budget can afford. She says many are now going into lottery pools: (dl 29)