New York stores see rush as Powerball jackpot climbs to $1.4 billion
New Yorkers and tourists packed stores on Wednesday, September 3, ahead of the $1.4 billion Powerball jackpot draw.
“This week, everybody is excited for this billion dollars … the business is going up three times more than in a normal time,” said store merchant Andreas Floratos.
Tourists also wanted to test their luck. “If I won the lottery… I would help my family in Brazil, and I would invest in my career… and also do some charity,” said Raquel Silvacosta.
Locals had their own dreams. “Help some people and stay, hide out in the city,” said Lisle Harding. Another resident, Khiry B, said: “I would help one million homeless people with houses.”
With tickets selling fast, players are hoping their numbers will unlock the billion-dollar prize.
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00:07I'm going to take a look at it.
00:12I'm going to take a look at it.
00:18I'm going to take a look at it.
00:29Good luck to you.
00:42You're welcome.
00:59I'm going to take a look at it.
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01:11This power ball with the power play.
01:13One quick pick our ball and one quick pick it.
01:26This week everybody excited for this billion dollars.
01:31$400 million today.
01:34And people play lots more, you know, extra.
01:40They play extra.
01:41Like the business is going up three times more in a normal time.
01:44We see a lot of tourists too.
01:46When they visit New York, they come and want to try the game.
01:52They want to be a part of the billion dollars.
02:03Well, if I loaned the lottery, this big prize would be wonderful.
02:06And I would help my family in Brazil.
02:09And I would invest in my career because I'm a lawyer in Brazil and I would want to open a law firm.
02:14Yeah.
02:15And also just some charity because it's good to help people.
02:18I would help my family.
02:19I would probably retire earlier and probably move to Brazil and maybe live between Florida and Brazil.
02:25Yeah.
02:26I usually buy the lottery tickets, but this prize is like the biggest one that I ever bought tickets for.
02:32So we are with our fingers crossed.
02:35We've been buying every day.
02:36Yeah.
02:37For the last couple of weeks in DC, Virginia, now Florida.
02:49Well, help some people and stay idle in the city.
02:54Just idle.
02:56And contact who I want to and that's it.
03:04Honestly, if I won the Powerball, I would help one million people with homes that's homeless.
03:08I would help one million homeless people with houses and like basic things for survival.
03:14After my panic attack, no shade.
03:15I won't do anything nice.
03:16I'll do it all selfish.
03:17But Ariana Grande goes on tour next week.
03:20Or sorry, starts her Ticketmaster next week.
03:23So I try to buy a stadium or I try to buy Ariana Grande or buy all of her music or buy anything so that I could go on tour with her or see her tour.
03:32Because there's like 10 million people that have signed up for the Ticketmaster pre-sale and I'm like freaking out about it.
03:38And I love Ariana Grande so much.
03:40So probably buy anything that gets me to see Ariana Grande live because I've never seen her live.
03:44So I try to buy her.
03:45All that, please.
03:46It's a little bit.
03:47I probably don't like it is.
03:48Yeah I love you.
03:49You gotta get the touch, the better.
03:50Maybe you wanna get the touch if you want to use this.
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