Charlotte Gets Powerball Fever

CHARLOTTE, NC — The jackpot keeps growing ahead of Wednesday night’s $1.4 billion Powerball drawing. It’s the world’s largest lottery jackpot ever

Thousands across the QC are now rushing to get tickets. Some buying tickets in Gastonia told us they rarely play the lottery, but can’t ignore the billion dollar jackpot.

“When it gets this large, you never know. If you’re not playing, you can’t win,” said Gastonia resident Tom Henson.

“I would give it to my friends and children,” said Scotty King of Gastonia. “And by golly, I could put my heels up for the rest of my life!”

The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292 million.