Powerball frenzy sweeps U.S. and Canada as jackpot reaches $1.5-billion
The largest lottery payout in U.S. history is attracting millions despite 1 in 293 million odds of having the right combination.
Robert Charbonneau, from St-Donat, Que., waits to buy $1,000 worth of Powerball tickets for himself and friends in the border town of Champlain, N.Y.Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press
Patrons line up to buy tickets outside the Primm Valley Casino Resorts Lotto Store near Primm, NevadaJohn Locher/The Associated Press
Michael King (left) of World Class Bakery gives a powerball ticket to everyone buying a $20 gift card to the bakery in Toronto.Cole Burston/The Canadian Press
Customers queue at The Last Stop to buy Powerball lottery tickets in White Hills, ArizonaJohn Locher/The Associated Press
People wait in a long line to purchase tickets at a Pilot Travel Center in Tallapoosa, GeorgiaKevin D. Liles/The New York Times
A lottery player fills out numbers on a powerball form in Oakland, CaliforniaBen Margot/The Associated Press
A customer purchases lottery tickets at Penn Station in New York CityKena Betancur/AFP / Getty Images
Powerball lottery tickets are printed at Bluebird Liquor in Hawthorne, Los Angeles, CaliforniaLucy Nicholson/Reuters
Holly Williams boasts that she has the winning ticket in front of people standing in line at World Class Bakery in TorontoCole Burston/The Canadian Press
A billboard outside Waverly, Neb., displays the top Powerball prize as $999 million because they're not built to show billions.Nati Harnik/The Associated Press