WASHING TON - There’ s an irony in the Inter- nal Revenue S ervice’s crackd own on conservative groups. Virgin Islands - fro m linin g up at gassta- tions and convenience sto re s Sat ur da y fo r thei r chan ce at stri k. ” That didn’t deter people across Power ball-playin g states - 43 plus Washington, D.C., and the U.S.
“Of course there’s no guarantee, and that’s the ra ndo mn essof it,and th e fu n of it.
“This would be the roll to get in on,” said Iowa Lottery CEO Terry Rich. The winning number s were 10, 13, 14, 22, 52 and Powerball 11. But lotter y offic ials estimate about 80 percent of those possible combinat ions had been purchased. That’s how many different ways you can combine the num- ber s when you play. The chances of winning the estimated $590.5 million prize remain astrono mically high: 1 in 175.2 million. The problem, of course, is those same odds just about guarantee the lucky person won’t be you. With the majority of possible combina- tions of Powerball numbers in play, some- one is almost sure to have won the game’s high est jack pot duri ng Satu rda y nigh t’ s drawing, a windfall of hundreds of millions of dollars - and that’s after taxes. ĭES MOINES, Iowa - It’s all about the odds. May oral candida tes in 28 Luzerne County municipali - ties will coast through Tuesda y’s primary with- out any competiti on from others in their party. Demo crat s in 13 muni ci- palities and Republicans in 21 will encounter blank mayoral ball otsbecausenobody is run- ning, which means nominees might end up being chosen in write-in, a revie w of the bal- lots shows. Muni cip alit ies hav e long scr ambl ed to find people to run for judge of election and audi tor ballot seats, but the candidate shortage is increas - ingl y spi lli ng into races for the municipal decision-mak - ers who oversee budgets and staff, officials say. “Things have really waned.” While there are pockets of primary competition, this sea- son’ s ball ots for many town- ship sup ervi sor and boro ugh and cit y coun cil seats have empt y slot s or only enough contenders to fill each party slate. “There were very rarely races with no candi- dates years ago,” said Pizano, a former Luzerne County electio n office head and elected com- missioner. Tues day’s primary election pales in compari- son to the boisterous contests Tom Pizano re- members.
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