Community Corner
Saturday's Powerball Jackpot Reaches $550 Million
Looking for extra luck? Milpitas has four Hot Spot retailers.
Written by Claudia Cruz and Beatrice Karnes
What would you do with $550 million dollars?
That’s the jackpot for the Saturday night drawing of Powerball, the newest game from the California Lottery.
With the introduction of Powerball to the state on April 8th, California became the 43rd state to to sell tickets.
In the history of Powerball, the highest jackpot reached $587.5 million, making this Saturday’s jackpot the second highest. According to the CA Lottery, the Powerball jackpot could get even higher before the drawing. Just a year ago, the Mega Millions jackpot reached $656 million.
Milpitas has four Lucky Spot retailers: Mountain Mike's Pizza, Galaxy Cocktails, Dakao II and AMF3 Mission Lanes.
Want to try your luck? Stop by these locations around town:
- 7-ELEVEN, 1496 N MILPITAS BL
- 7-ELEVEN, 15 S ABBOTT AV
- 7-ELEVEN, 57 S PK VICTORIA
- 7-ELEVEN, 596 N ABEL AV
- 99 RANCH MARKET, 338 BARBER LN
- AMF3 MISSION LANES, 577 1287 S PK VICTORIA D
- BETTYS ARCO, 43 S ABBOTT AV
- BOB'S DISCOUNT LIQUOR, 206 N ABEL ST
- BONFARE MARKET, 1233 JACKLIN RD
- CALIFORNIA PURE WATER, 1535 LANDESS AV #102
- CHEAP CIGARETTE, 1201 E CALAVERAS BLVD
- CHEERLITRE LIQUORS, 104 S DEMPSEY RD
- CHEVRON, 1249 GREAT MALL DR
- CHEVRON, 1490 S PARK VICTORIA DR
- CIGARETTES & PAYLESS, 223 W CALAVERAS BL
- CONVENIENCE RETAILERS, 1640 N MILPITAS BL
- CVS PHARMACY, 45 N MILPITAS BL
- DAKAO II, 72 S ABEL ST
- GALAXY COCKTAILS, 134 S MAIN ST
- GREAT MART, 702 GREAT MALL DR
- JACKLIN SHELL, 990 JACKLIN RD
- JERRY'S MARKET, 1491 S MAIN ST
- LANDESS ARCO SERVICE, 1575 LANDESS AV
- LUCKY, 1350 PARK VICTORIA DR
- LUCKY LIQUOR, 63 ABBOTT AV
- MAIL-R-US, 45 S PARK VICTORIA
- MAIN STREET MINI & GAS, 10 N MAIN ST
- MARINA GROCERY, 25 N MILPITAS BLVD
- MCCARTHY RANCH CHEVRON, 367 CYPRESS DR
- MILPITAS LIQUOR, 190 S MAIN ST
- MOUNTAIN MIKE'S PIZZA, 85 N MILPITAS BL
- OCEAN SUPER MARKET, 2 SO PARK VICTORIA DR
- PARK VICTORIA SHELL, 12 N PARK VICTORIA DR
- SAFEWAY, 555 E CALAVERAS BLVD
- SEAFOOD CITY SUPERMARKET, 1535 LANDESS AV
- SUGANDH INDIA IMPORTS, 118 S ABEL ST
- SWEETHEART CANDIES, 372 BARBER LN
- USA LIQUORS, 148 W. CALAVERAS BL
- VICTORIA LIQUORS, 22 S PARK VICTORIA
