Valley residents dream big as Powerball jackpot reaches $1.4B
Shay Lawson
CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (KESQ) – Coachella Valley residents lined up for a chance to win the estimated $1.4 billion Powerball jackpot.
The winning numbers are 3, 16, 29, 61, 69 with a Powerball of 22.
No one won the jackpot on Wednesday so now it continues to grow.
2 tickets in California matched 5 numbers, in Bakersfield and the other in Riverside.
The new Powerball estimated cash value is over $700 million.
Angela Pena of La Quinta said she plays regularly, choosing numbers tied to her children and grandchildren.
“I would buy my mom a house, of course,” Pena said. “Then I’d buy myself a house, pay off my sister’s houses and buy my other sister a house.”
John Seamans said he’d donate his money.
“All I really need is $200,000 and I can stretch that out the rest of my life,” Seamans said.
Carolyn Becker, a CA lottery spokesperson, said some of the ticket revenue goes toward supporting California schools.
“The California lottery has raised more than $100 million for public schools,” Becker said. “$0.80 of every $2 Powerball ticket that we sell goes right to benefit public education.”
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