Powerball jackpot reaches $562 million ahead of Wednesday's drawing

Reports say the Powerball jackpot has climbed to $562 million before Wednesday's drawing, with Forbes covering what a winner could take home. Smaller lottery prizes of about $2.2 million to $2.25 million in San Diego-area sales were also reported.

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1. 14 Oct, 10:10 UTCFirst appeared on Google Trends
2. 14 Oct, 10:10 UTCPicked up on News
3. 14 Oct, 21:10 UTCForbes covers $562M jackpot and winner take-home
4. 14 Oct, 21:10 UTCLocal outlet reports $562M jackpot hit

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