Ryan Wolf
Ryan Wolf is an anchor and reporter for Action 4 News.
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It's the largest jackpot in Powerball lottery history.
"Half a billion dollars... I'd take just a little bit of that," Israel Serrato said.
The dream of winning big has Mike Wyer, a retired Winter Texan from Canada, buying tickets more than ever.
He’s been playing the lottery for more than twenty years.
"I'm going to buy the biggest motor home I can find and just travel around," he said.
The record jackpot started as a $40 million prize on October 6, and is the result of 14 draws without a jackpot winner.
Powerball players win the jackpot by correctly matching five numbers from a field of 59, plus the Powerball number from a field of 35.
The odds of actually winning the multimillion dollar prize are 1 in 175 million, according to lottery officials.
Still think you have a good chance at winning big?
You may want to consider becoming the next president of the United States.
The odds are a mere 1 in 10 million in comparison to the lottery, Free Money Finance reports.
Or how about being a movie star?
The odds are just 1 in 1.5 million.
One tax expert stated that a person has a better chance of being eaten by a tiger and a shark on the same day.
But Mike doesn't let those odds discourage him from taking a swing at living large.
"I've been golfing for 40 years and that would be about the same chance of me hitting a hole in one," he said with a chuckle. "So I don't mind."
Krystal Guzman's mother knows a thing or two about lottery victories.
"My mother won $70K once in a scratch off ticket," she explained.
But you won't find the 26-year-old single mother of one, who's studying to be in the automotive industry, buy into the dream of being a half-billionaire.
She's using what little money she does have to pay for gas, college and other bills.
"It's what I need to do," she said. "I wish everyone who's playing good luck!"
The next Powerball drawing will be held Wednesday night at 9:59 p.m.
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