- Title: Lottery mania grips US with $900 million jackpot
- Date: 17th July 2023
- Summary: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (JULY 17, 2023) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF PEOPLE AT CONVENIENCE STORE COUNTER BUYING LOTTERY TICKETS MACHINE PRINTING POWERBALL LOTTERY TICKETS CASHIER TAKING TICKETS AND HANDING THEM TO CUSTOMER VARIOUS OF CASHIER DISPATCHING LOTTERY TICKETS VARIOUS OF RESIDENT BUYING POWERBALL TICKET TICKET (SOUNDBITE) (English) D.C. RESIDENT AND LOTTERY TICKET BUYER, JOHN (NO LAST NAME GIVEN), SAYING: "Buy a house, move out of DC. Pay off some mortgages from my relatives, maybe." PERSON BUYING TICKET (SOUNDBITE) (English) D.C. RESIDENT AND LOTTERY TICKET BUYER, CLAY BATISTA, SAYING: "Pay some bills and help some people, you know. Give really good vacations, you know, take a vacation. Look out for the people that need some help, you know." (SOUNDBITE) (English) D.C. RESIDENT AND LOTTERY TICKET BUYER, MARY AGNES (NO LAST NAME GIVEN), SAYING: "I don't know. I guess it's just the dream. I enjoy the dream. You know, you fantasize what you're going to do with it and you're going to be generous. And I would help disabled people. I think disabled people need a lot of help." VARIOUS OF PEOPLE BUYING LOTTERY TICKETS LOTTERY MACHINE PERSON CHOOSING LOTTERY NUMBERS CASHIER PRINTING TICKETS PEOPLE BUYING LOTTERY TICKETS
- Embargoed: 31st July 2023 20:46
- Keywords: 900 Mega Millions Powerball lottery lottery ticket luck money prize
- Location: WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES
- City: WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES
- Country: US
- Topics: Human-Led Quirky,Human-Led Stories,North America
- Reuters ID: LVA001774217072023RP1
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Lottery mania gripped the U.S. on Monday (July 17) as residents lined up to get their Powerball tickets, hoping to take home the $900 million jackpot.
The prize grew to $900 million after no winner was declared on Saturday night (July 15).
These local DC residents reflected on how they would use the prize money if they won.
According to Powerball, the $900 million prize is the third-highest in Powerball jackpot history and the seventh largest in the entire history of U.S. lotteries.
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