The excitement is growing for the April 23, 2014 Powerball jackpot, which has risen to a whopping $150 million. The drawing will take place Wednesday at 11 p.m. EDT.
A $122.9 million jackpot was reportedly chopped in half last night after two winners in Nebraska and Massachusetts stores won tickets worth $34,182,985.55
Dominican immigrant and New Jersey bodega owner Pedro Quezada played the lottery, and against 1-in-175 million odds, he won. The 44-year-old became the sole winner of the fourth largest jackpot in Powerball history, claiming $338 million -estimated at $152 Million after taxes. Quezada, who shared his grocery store business with his longtime partner of 10 years - a Mexico native by the name of Ines Sanchez, has changed significantly since the win.
