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CT Powerball Drawing Wednesday; Jackpot Hits $500
Connecticut is one of 42 states that offer the lottery game.
With no winning ticket sold over Thanksgiving weekend, lottery players have flocked to gas stations, liquor stores and convenience stores throughout the nations, sending the jackpot soaring to a record $175 million.
Powerball is a multi-state game with jackpots that start at $40 million. The jackpots increase at least $10 Million between each drawing and grow until they are won, according to the Connecticut Lottery website. Powerball jackpot drawings are conducted every Wednesday and Saturday night.
Connecticut has had a past of selling winning tickets, including a $254 million jackpot winner to a trio of Greenwich asset managers in 2011.
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