Brisk ticket sales across the country have bumped the jackpot to $500 million from $485 million.
Don Cheng buys a ticket at Sam’s Liquor store in El Monte as anticipation is growing among lottery hopefuls for the $500-million Powerball jackpot. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
Millionaire hopefuls stand in a long line to pick their Powerball numbers at Bluebird Liquor store in Hawthorne. Brisk ticket sales across the country have bumped the jackpot to $500 million from $485 million. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
Carita Ingersoll, of Gardena, picks her Powerball numbers at Bluebird Liquor store in Hawthorne. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
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Mark Boesen displays his Powerball lottery tickets purchased at Bluebird Liquor store in Hawthorne. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
Arthur Chen buys a Powerball ticket at Sam’s Liquor store in El Monte. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)