Lottery Jackpot

Chuck Strutt Dept: A lottery jackpot rose to $550 million Wednesday, as Americans went on a ticket-buying spree and many people who rarely, if ever, play the lottery were enticed to purchase a shot at the second-largest payout in U.S. history, according to CBC. The jackpot has already rolled over 16 consecutive times without a winner, but Powerball officials say they now believe there is a 75 per cent chance the winning combination will be drawn this time and americans were lining up for last-chance tickets before a $550-million US lottery drawing , the second largest in U.S. history. Tickets were selling at a rate of 130,000 a minute nationwide about six times the volume from a week ago. That meant the jackpot could climb even higher before the Wednesday night drawing, said Chuck Strutt, executive director of the Multi-State Lottery Association. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.