CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas \u2014 There’s Christmas Eve magic in the air, and you can see the signs everywhere \u2014 including a massive Powerball jackpot that could make someone’s holiday dreams come true.<\/p>\n
The Powerball jackpot has grown to $1.7 billion, making it the fourth largest jackpot in U.S. history. Tonight’s drawing offers players across the country a chance at an extraordinary Christmas Eve surprise.<\/p>\n
You’ll have plenty of competition for all that cash. Powerball is played in 45 states, including Texas, meaning millions of hopeful players will be vying for the same prize.<\/p>\n
The odds of picking all six numbers tonight are one in 292 million. One math professor found a simpler way to explain those astronomical odds: it’s the same as flipping a coin and getting heads 28 straight times.<\/p>\n
Whatever the odds are, you won’t get a shot at the jackpot unless you buy a ticket. Hopefully yours will be sprinkled with a little Christmas Eve magic.<\/p>\n
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