Black Friday shoppers eye Powerball jackpot, which reaches $325 million
DES MOINES, Iowa – Black Friday shoppers in many cities briefly detoured into lottery retailers, drawn off task by the prospects of winning a $325 million Powerball jackpot — the fourth-largest in the game's history. Chicago resident Clyde Gadlin, 65, emerged from the bustle of holiday shoppers on Chicago's Michigan Avenue, to stop in at a 7-Eleven to buy his daily batch of Lottery tickets, including Powerball. For him, the game is a chance to dream — a single winner's cash payout would be nearly $213 million before taxes — and he tries not to let the long odds burst his bubble. Lottery officials say they're unsure what effect Thanksgiving and beginning of Christmas shopping season will have on sales, which normally pick up in the days before high-dollar drawings. If Gadlin wins, he said he'd return to his grandfather's farm in Heidelberg, Miss.
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Clyde Gadlin
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Norm Lingle
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Dameon Smith
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Terry Fowler
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| 0.0826272 | "I want to see more than one person hit it so they can share the wealth," said Fowler, ... |
| 0.082988 | "I want to see more than one person hit it so they can share the wealth," said Fowler, a sales representative with a food service company. "I don't think any one person needs $325 million. If 7-10 people hit that, they will live like kings." |
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Scott Falkenhan
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| 0.167741 | "I'd buy a new truck and a new boat," he said. ... |
| 0.167741 | "I'd buy a new truck and a new boat," he said. "Then I'd go on my own fishing tour." |
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Roxie Breece
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Chad Robinson
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Tim Abel
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| 0.19259 | "Christmas is coming and $325 million would come in handy," said Tim Abel, ... |
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