Community Corner
PowerBall Jackpot Hits $425 million
The next Powerball drawing will be held on August 7. What would you do if you won?
After a long string of drawings without a winner, the Powerball jackpot has increased to $425 million, making it the fourth-largest U.S. jackpot.
The prize has a $244.7 million cash option. The next drawing will be held Wednesday, Aug. 7.
During last Saturday's drawing, a Milpitas woman Lea Yaneza won $1,159,103 in prize money.
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"I checked the website and at first I thought I matched three numbers. I was jumping up and down, then I realized I matched five," Yaneza said. "I checked over and over, I just couldn’t believe what I was seeing."
Yaneza plans to pay for her kids' educations and buy herself a house.
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Think you could win? Consider playing at some of these Palo Alto locations:
- 7 Eleven, 401 Waverley St.
- A 1 Liquor, 3866 El Camino Real
- Century Liquors, 2121 Saint Francis Dr.
- Safeway, 2811 Middlefield Rd.
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