Powerball jackpot a record $425 million
Photo credit: Barry Sloan | Mike Flannery, of Lindenhurst, fans out the Powerball lottery tickets he purchased at Maulik & Chandni Stationery in Lindenhurst on Sunday. The drawing for the $425 million Powerball jackpot is Wednesday. Maulik & Chandni Stationery sold a $200 million Powerball ticket in June 2011. (Nov. 25, 2012)
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For Jay Silverstein, investing $20 to play in Wednesday's Powerball drawing means the possibility of winning the $425 million jackpot and finally retiring after working for several decades.
"It's a couple of dollars and a dream," said watch engineer Silverstein, 71, of Farmingdale, who said his plan, should he win, is to buy a villa in Costa Rica and hire a chef. "That's all it comes down...
