by Associated Press
Published: Mon, January 05, 2009 - 12:07 pm CST
Last Updated: Mon, January 05, 2009 - 4:02 pm CST
TALLAHASSEE , Fla. (AP) - Lottery officials say about 1.5million Powerball tickets were sold the first day they went on sale
in Florida.
Florida is the 30th state, along with the District of Columbia
and the U.S Virgin Islands, to offer the game.
Counting only Sunday's sales of the $1 tickets, the game
generated an estimated $606,892 for the Educational Enhancement
Trust Fund. The next drawing for the multistate lottery is
Wednesday for an estimated jackpot of $105 million. The odds of
winning are 1 in 195 million.
Winning jackpots have averaged $38 million. In 2006, a winner
claimed a record $365 million. Officials expect Florida's
participation will make the jackpots even bigger.
(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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