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BY BOB HOLT

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

The Powerball lottery drawing is now over $100 million for the second month in a row. There were no jackpot winners in Saturday’s drawing, so the Powerball jackpot for Wednesday, October 19 has risen to a healthy $124 million, with a cash option value of $75.7 million.

According to delmarvanow.com, there were nine tickets that matched the first five numbers but not the Powerball to win $200,000, none of them coming from New Jersey.

World Lottery News points out that the Powerball lottery game has been coming through with more than its share of impressive jackpots. A winning ticket from Maryland won $108.8 million in early September.

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And for those players who have favorite numbers or play a certain amount of money for each drawing, this winner’s secret was rather elementary. Powerball’s website reports that Kathy Scruggs of Lithonia, Georgia won the last Powerball jackpot in the September 14 drawing after receiving a Powerball ticket by mistake from the store clerk.

Scruggs said, "I asked for a Mega Millions ticket, and the lady gave me a Powerball ticket, so I just took it anyway. I bought Powerball and Mega Millions."

She had been working seasonally, and had been trying to find employment. Those plans may change now. But the majority of lottery winners keep working, according to a 2010 study on workers and the lottery.