Utahns journey throughout the border for lottery tickets, Jackpot as much as $1.3 billion

Evanston, WY — The Powerball Lottery now sits at $1.3 billion, and plenty of Utahns are touring out of state to buy a ticket at gasoline stations and comfort shops simply throughout the border.

Michael Childers manages the Fast Stop gasoline station in Evanston; he mentioned that earlier than final evening’s drawing, he had a line out the door.

“A lot of people just want to be in the pot. You know, they want to have a chance.” Childers informed KSL TV.

Childers estimated Utahns make up 85 or 90% of his lotto gross sales. Utah is one in every of simply 5 states that don’t take part within the lottery.

“It’s really good for the town. We need the business, all of us do,” Childers mentioned.

Freddie Cole and Major Cameron drove by means of Evanston on a cross-country highway journey for the Feed-A-Million Project.

Cole mentioned that if he gained the Powerball, “I would just be a blessing to a lot of people. You know, I’m far from stingy, and I would share.”

Cameron defined, “We put on feed events, tours and shows to meet and advocate for the homeless. If we won, we would be able to actually do the thing that we’re trying to do.”

The Powerball has by no means had a jackpot winner in Wyoming. If somebody wins throughout the subsequent drawing, they’d take house about $400 million after taxes. The odds of profitable the jackpot are one in 292.2 million.

Monday’s drawing marked the fortieth try and discover a jackpot winner since May 31, 2025. The present streak approaches the document of 42 consecutive drawings, which ended with a $1.326 billion winner in Oregon on April 6, 2024.

The subsequent drawing is Wednesday evening at 10:59 ET.