LOWELL, Mass. —

A mad dash to purchase a Powerball ticket continued in Massachusetts Wednesday as the jackpot reached $1.4 billion.

One Lowell 7-Eleven was selling not one, not two, but hundreds of tickets at a time to customers. Latest Forecast

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Players are feeling lucky, despite the slim odds of winning the 1 in about 292 million chance.

"I went with the Simpsons skits. They were saying that there's going to be a big winner based on those numbers they predicted, and so I played those numbers hoping that they would come true," Sarinny Sory said.

The sum of money is life-changing, and many already have plans for what they would do with the money if they hit the lottery.'

"Pay off my debt, student loans, and buy a house somewhere f

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