The Powerball drawing has already yielded prize money in Metro Detroit, but ticket buyers said Friday they're looking for the jackpot — an amount that dwarfs most Powerball lotteries ever given out.

The estimated jackpot for the current Powerball is $1.8 billion, with an estimated $826.4 million in spending power. It's the second-highest jackpot of all time, only behind a $2.04 billion ticket sold in November 2022 in Altadena, Calif.

The current jackpot will be drawn Saturday night.

"I feel like tomorrow is going to get crazy," said Eddie Hesano, owner of Eddie's Walled Lake Liquor.

On Friday, Garry Curlee played the lottery at the Palace Liquor & Deli west of Main Street and east of Crooks Road in Clawson. He said he was feeling lucky.

“Yeah, I’m going to be a billionaire when they d

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