Wayne Parry

NORTHFIELD — Pay off debt for family and friends. Buy houses in far-flung spots. Travel the world. Donate to medical research, set up pet care sanctuaries, help the homeless and donate to churches.

Those are just a few of the things people around the country said they would do with their sudden wealth if they won Wednesday’s $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot.

The lottery game, which is played in 45 states, had no grand prize winner in Monday night’s drawing, so the jackpot rolled over to Wednesday’s drawing at 10:59 p.m.

No one has matched all six numbers since May 31, allowing the jackpot to swell to $1.3 billion, which would be the fifth-largest prize in the game’s history if there is a winner Wednesday night. The next drawing after that will be Saturday.

The odds of matchi

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