CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Illinois Lottery had a free Powerball Ticket Grab Wednesday. The event was timed with Wednesday night's Powerball drawing, which is worth $1.4 billion.

The employees at a BP gas station in Hyde Park said they had a line out the door all day long as people continued to try their luck and see if they're the winner of the big jackpot. The odds are about one in 232 million, but the people said you just have to play to win.

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It's the fifth largest jackpot in Powerball history.

"It's a big jackpot I don't usually play but I'm gonna try tonight," Powerball player Ralph Allensaid.

It had people running to their nearby gas stations and convenience stores in hopes of coming away with generational wealth.

"I play every

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