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Oklahoma experts discuss shocking new jackpot with the Powerball lottery

The jackpot is a record-high $1.6 billion

Oklahoma experts discuss shocking new jackpot with the Powerball lottery

The jackpot is a record-high $1.6 billion

PERSPECTIVE. LET’S BE HONEST. IF YOU WON THE LOTTERY, COME UP WITH A WAY TO SPEND IT. JUST FAST AS YOU WANT IT BY. WHEN I’M JUST GOING TO TAKE A TRIP AROUND THE WORLD. NOT A BAD IDEA. GRANTED, SOME PEOPLE NEED SOME TIME TO THINK IT THROUGH. HE WAS VERY EXCITED, VERY SHOCKED TO BE A WINNER OF THAT MUCH MONEY. THAT REACTION WAS FROM A MAN THAT WON A $2 MILLION PRIZE HERE IN OKLAHOMA CITY. THIS WEEK. SO LET’S PUT THINGS IN PERSPECTIVE. IF THERE’S A GRAND PRIZE POWERBALL WINNER THIS WEEKEND, A WHOPPING $1.6 BILLION WILL BE GIVEN AWAY WITH THE CASH OPTION. THAT COMES OUT TO $784.2 MILLION. THE DEVON TOWER IN OKC WAS BUILT FOR AROUND 750 MILLION. THE PAYCOM CENTER, THE THUNDER BASKETBALL ARENA BUILT FOR JUST OVER $89 MILLION BACK IN 2002. IF YOU’RE NOT IN THE MARKET FOR REAL ESTATE, HOW ABOUT A PRIVATE JET? ACCORDING BANKRATE.COM, A HEAVY JET CAN COST BETWEEN 27 AND $39 MILLION. THAT’S TOTALLY WITHIN YOUR BUDGET IF YOU’RE THE JACKPOT WINNER. YOU BUY A POWERBALL TICKET AT ANY OF OUR RETAILERS ACROSS THE STATE, THERE ARE A TON OF THEM EVERYWHERE. AND IT’S VERY EASY. THE MACHINE WILL PICK THE NUMBERS FOR YOU OR YOU CAN SELECT YOUR OWN. THE OKLAHOMA LOTTERY REMINDING PART OF TICKET SALES GO TO HELP KIDS THE CLASSROOM. IF YOU BUY A
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Oklahoma experts discuss shocking new jackpot with the Powerball lottery

The jackpot is a record-high $1.6 billion

Oklahoma experts discussed the shocking new jackpot with the Powerball lottery.The jackpot is a record-high $1.6 billion. After federal and state taxed are subtracted, you’re looking at a payout of around $456 million and it could be all yours after Saturday’s drawing.Just this week, a man from Oklahoma won a $2 million prize"He was very shocked, very excited to be a winner of that much money," said Abby Morgan, director of marketing with the Oklahoma Lottery.If there’s a grand prize Powerball winner, it would be $1.6 billion. With the cash option, that comes out to $784.2 million.To put things into perspective, the Devon Tower in Oklahoma City was built for around $750 million. The Paycom Center was built for just over $89 million in 2002.If you’re not in the market for real estate, how about a private jet? According to bankrate.com, a heavy business jet could cost between $27 million to $39 million."You can buy a Powerball ticket at any of our locations across the state. There are a ton of them. It’s easy. The machine will pick numbers for you, or you can select your own," Morgan said.The Oklahoma Lottery reminded players part of ticket sales go to help children in the classroom."All of the proceeds from the Oklahoma lottery sales go back to education, so when the jackpot is this high, we can do amazing things, and it’s more we can give back to the state," Morgan said.

Oklahoma experts discussed the shocking new jackpot with the Powerball lottery.

The jackpot is a record-high $1.6 billion. After federal and state taxed are subtracted, you’re looking at a payout of around $456 million and it could be all yours after Saturday’s drawing.

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Just this week, a man from Oklahoma won a $2 million prize

"He was very shocked, very excited to be a winner of that much money," said Abby Morgan, director of marketing with the Oklahoma Lottery.

If there’s a grand prize Powerball winner, it would be $1.6 billion. With the cash option, that comes out to $784.2 million.

To put things into perspective, the Devon Tower in Oklahoma City was built for around $750 million. The Paycom Center was built for just over $89 million in 2002.

If you’re not in the market for real estate, how about a private jet? According to bankrate.com, a heavy business jet could cost between $27 million to $39 million.

"You can buy a Powerball ticket at any of our locations across the state. There are a ton of them. It’s easy. The machine will pick numbers for you, or you can select your own," Morgan said.

The Oklahoma Lottery reminded players part of ticket sales go to help children in the classroom.

"All of the proceeds from the Oklahoma lottery sales go back to education, so when the jackpot is this high, we can do amazing things, and it’s more we can give back to the state," Morgan said.