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Multiple tickets. so it goes on and on and on. but you know, in my world, i meet people who win the lottery all the time. so it doesn't seem as far fetched to me, although i'm not buying the tickets and i'm not playing those odds. >> susan, are the winnings likely to good up by tuesday, you think? >> absolutely. absolutely. in fact, i think it is highly possible that you're going to end up with a billion dollar jackpot, maybe not this time, but probably within the next couple of years. that's just the direction that these lotteries are going. >> and any tips on choosing those numbers, perhaps ...

If those odds seem impossible, that's because so far they have been. no one has won the big prize since the switch. the last winner a maryland man who chose to remain anonymous bought a winning ticket at this store october 1st. he matched all the numbers, winning $186 million. since then 20 drawings and no winner. >> good luck to you. >> now some good news. the minimum second prize won hitting all numbers except the mega ball jumping from a quart million dollars to $1 million. jackpots are growing larger and faster. the minimum jackpot rose to $158 million from $12 million, guaranteed to incre...

>> reporter: so tonight at 11:00 p.m., that's when the drawing is in atlanta. we'll see if any of these dreamers will become the big winners. for those of you who are superstitious by the fact that it is friday 13th known as an unlucky day, don't let that hold you back. there have been winners on this day, someone won $27 million in the 34mega millions jackpot. don't let that hold you back. it could still be a lucky day. back to you. >> in response to that, let's say it all together. >> so you're saying we've got a chance. >> exactly. >> just because you use the news voice and smile doesn't ma...

Tickets, ten, 20, more. >> reporter: this jackpot is already the third largest powerball ever, and the more who buy, the bigger the pot. players may be vying for much more in years to come. >> you could see maybe in the next several years, maybe an elusive billion dollar jackpot. >> that's right, a billion with a "b." since the first drawing in 1992, jackpots have gotten bigger and bigger and bigger. in june, gloria mckenzie in florida won the biggest jackpot ever, $590 million. >> in the last couple years, there's been a merger between the mega millions and the powerball, and now you can buy ...

Claim they were cut out of their share of a multi-million dollar jackpot by a co-worker who was supposed to buy tickets for the office pool and claim she secretly bought one for herself and now she says she can prove it, and how. card hassles?