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Area lottery players dream of hitting Powerball jackpot
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Nathalie Heil and daughter Julie check their Georgia Powerball numbers after making a purchase for themselves and a group at the Petrofast convenience store. Currently the Georgia Powerball jackpot is the third-highest in history.
Most people can only dream of watching a lottery drawing and seeing all the numbers they have on their ticket come out of the tumbler and onto the television screen, signaling they have won a megajackpot. Like many people across the U.S., residents of Gainesville were hoping to make that dream come true and capture the estimated $448 million Powerball jackpot on Wednesday. “I’m just taking a chance.