Could This Be Their Chance?
The jackpot number kept climbing higher and higher, baffling anyone who happened to see it. Once the jackpot hit a record of $587.5 million, Cindy couldn’t resist. Mark and Cindy Hill knew that the odds were against them, but they purchased a lottery ticket anyway because what the heck? If you don’t buy a ticket, you’ll definitely never win.
The Hills home. Source: Facebook
So Cindy drove up to the closest gas station and bought five tickets. Cindy didn’t have any lucky numbers in mind, so she just let the computer pick numbers for her. As soon as the tickets were printed, the entire situation was out of her hands. She drove home and waited for the numbers to be read aloud.