BALA CYNWYD, Pa. (WPVI) -- With a Powerball Jackpot that's grown to $1.8 billion , people in the Philadelphia area are calling on Lady Luck to be in their favor.

A steady stream of people came to the Acme grocery store on City Avenue in Bala Cynwyd to buy their tickets on Friday.

When asked if he was holding the winning ticket, Michael Hu of University City smiled and replied: "It better be! (I've been) waiting all my life."

Some customers chose to buy their tickets from the cashier. Others trusted the machine to pick a winner.

Brenda Verner of Bala Cynwyd was among those who got their numbers from the machine. She bought 16 tickets.

"It just feels like wouldn't it be nice (to win)," she said, "but we'll see."

The $1.8 billion Powerball Jackpot has a cash value of $826.4 million.

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