A visitor at Primm Valley Lotto in California might be feeling specially fortunate after a lottery stopover. According to information from the California Lottery, a Powerball ticket worth $2 million was sold at the store. The nearly jackpot-winning slip bore the numbers 25, 32, 43, 53, and 66, narrowly missing the Powerball number 10 in Wednesday's draw, according to News 3 LV.
The ticket, while not bringing home the full Powerball bonanza, is still valued at a substantial $2,321,838. But wait, there's more – the Primm Valley Lotto store, just a stone's throw away from the Nevada border in Nipton, is also set to receive a $11,000 seller's bonus for vending the ticket, as News 3 LV reported. It seems to only make the anticipation for Saturday's drawing, with the Powerball jackpot having swelled to $364 million, that much more intense.
Nevada residents have long trekked to the Lotto Store in Primm to try their luck, being that Nevada remains steadfast in its ban on lotteries due to a constitutional provision. Gambling in casinos? Sure. But if it's the lottery you're after, Californian borders beckon. This ticket sale just highlights the quirky state-line economic interactions, with Nevada's anti-lottery stance inadvertently boosting California coffers.
As the anticipation builds, the rising Powerball brings with it heightened dreams of wealth for many. "Saturday’s Powerball jackpot is now worth $364 million," Las Vegas Review-Journal notes, while the upcoming Friday's Mega Millions jackpot is not to be overlooked, currently marked at $150 million. It's a busy week for lottery enthusiasts, and to certainly not be left out, Nevada's gamblers will, no doubt, persist to quickly jet across state lines in pursuit of that ever-elusive American Dream – jackpot style.
