The Kentucky Lottery said that for several years, each member of the group has been paying into an office pool and having coworkers purchase tickets when the Powerball jackpot hits $800 million.

LOUISVILLE, KY (WDRB) -- The Kentucky Lottery gave away $2 Powerball coupons Friday at the Valley Station Kroger on Dixie Highway ahead of Saturday's 1 billion jackpot drawing. The winner of the high stakes lottery will have the option to receive the full $1 billion dollar payout over the course of 30 years or to receive $461.3 million cash.

The last person to win the $2 million Powerball in Kentucky was in December 2023 when an Elizabethtown woman won a winning ticket at Five Star Convenience Store in Radcliff, Kentucky.

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