Community Corner
Saturday's Powerball Jackpot Reaches $550 Million
Residents of California can try their luck in the state's brand new game.
What would you do with $550 million dollars?
That’s the jackpot for the Saturday night drawing of Powerball, the newest game from the California Lottery.
With the introduction of Powerball to the state on April 8th, California becomes the 43rd state to to sell tickets.
In the history of Powerball, the highest jackpot reached $587.5 million, making this Saturday’s jackpot the second highest. According to the CA Lottery, the Powerball jackpot could get even higher before the drawing. Just a year ago, the Mega Millions jackpot reached $656 million.
Walnut recently had a lucky winner of a smaller lottery prize. Manuel Chio won $264,531 in March from a ticket the "self-proclaimed coffee addict" purchased at Daily Donuts on Amar Road.
Want to try your luck? Stop by one of these locations around town:
Diamond Bar
7-Eleven - 530 N. Diamond Bar Boulevard or 1345 S. Diamond Bar Boulevard
Plaza Diamond Liquor - 2020 Brea Canyon Road
Circle K - 504 N. Diamond Bar Boulevard
Moe's Liquor - 21180 Golden Springs Drive
Walnut
7-Eleven - 1325 N. Grand Ave.
Walnut Liquorette - 154 Pierre Road
Liquor Station - 800 Nogales St.
JNS Liquors - 20839 Valley Boulevard
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