Hundreds rush to grab free Powerball tickets in Chicago ahead of $1.4B drawing | NYGazet

Illinois residents lined up for a chance to grab free Powerball tickets from a wind tunnel machine, as tonight's $1.4 billion jackpot becomes the fourth-largest.

The Illinois Lottery gave away over 1,000 tickets during the two-hour event. The Illinois Lottery celebrated the massive jackpot by letting participants catch flying tickets in a cash-grab machine, while raising money for state education funding. The... [2811 chars]