JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A $1.1 billion Powerball jackpot is enough to bring in some who’ve never pressed their luck but figure it’s worth a shot. No ticket matched all six numbers in Saturday’s drawing.

“With it being up to so high now, it’s worth a shot,” said Al Boleware.

The jackpot total is what’s drawing people like Al Boleware to buy their chance at a big payout.

“Well, it would help my family out a lot,” Boleware noted. “So yeah... Maybe I can win. I doubt it. After cash payout, it’s probably what probably about $400 million. That’d last a couple [of] lifetimes. A couple million and I’d be happy.”

Joshua DeWitt didn’t get a ticket when he went into the store. But he rethought it.

“I don’t know,” DeWitt said. “Feeling lucky, I guess.”

He sent his wife back in to go for it.

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