There were no Powerball winners last night.
The jackpot is now creeping up towards a billion dollars.
A billion dollars! That's a thousand million.
As a rule I stay far away from state and national run lotteries for several reasons.
I think I'm making an exception this Wednesday.
Jackpot starts at 730 million, with a one time straight cash payout option of 536 million,
You know the jackpot will climb way over that 730 million starting point.
I know what the odds are of winning this thing, the odds are you have a better chance of seeing Jesus directing traffic on Wednesday than winning, (actually the odds are 292 million to 1).
Don't care, I'll make an exception, I got a couple of twenties laying around doing not much but collecting dust in my desk draw that I keep handy in case I need chump change for a food delivery tip or something.
If the money (after overhead) goes to where they say it's going (senior citizen causes, education, etc.) then yeah, I'll make an exception and take a chance,
Seriously, how often do you get a shot at a billion dollars.