LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – In less than 36 hours, the winning numbers for the Powerball lottery will be announced on WCBI.

Saturday’s jackpot will be the largest since 2022.

Mississippi gas stations have been flooded with customers over the past week.

Alabama, on the other hand, is one of five states that do not participate in the lottery.

Mississippians and Alabamians unite over the lottery at one Lowndes County gas station.

“Hoping I’m going to win the big Powerball money tomorrow night,” Brenda Strickland from Fayette, Alabama.

Brenda Strickland is from Fayette, Alabama, but she drove the extra miles and crossed state lines to lock in her numbers.

She said she visits Stateline Express Mart on Highway 12 often.

So far, she’s bought five tickets for the Powerball, and she alre

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