NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) —The countdown for the next Powerball drawing has started — and so has the dreaming.

"I'll buy my moms a house, first of all," one man said. "Then I'll pay off any debts that I owe and pay off my house."

Said another man: "It's going to be a blast. Because when I retire, because you have the winning ticket. Of course I do."

But what do you do if you do have the winning ticket?

"My first advice for people who have a winning ticket of this magnitude is take one deep breath because your life will be inexorably changed from that moment forward," said Khalid Jones, executive director of the Virginia Lottery.

Jones said the next thing you need to do is sign the ticket and ensure that it is in a safe place.

"That ticket is a bearer instrument, just like a dollar bill is

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