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What would you do locally with $1.5 billion?

The Powerball is up to $1.5 billion — the next drawing is Sat., Nov. 5.

A burger in front of the Char-Grill sign in downtown Raleigh.

You could buy 241,391,585 double Charburgers.

Photo by RALtoday

Are you a ramblin’ gamblin’ man... or woman? As of yesterday, the Powerball is up to $1.5 billion with a cash value of $745.9 million — that’s almost enough to build the $1 billion North Hills Innovation District. The odds of winning the jackpot are one in 292,201,338.

Here’s what $745.9 million could buy you locally:

Drawings are three nights a week — Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays — until a jackpot winner is selected. Learn how to play and let us know how you would spend your winnings.

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