Don’t forget about tonight’s huge POWERBALL jackpot. POWERBALL is up to a whopping $200 million. The cash option for the $200 million POWERBALL jackpot is $114 million.  

You could really beat the heat this July 4th with the $200 million POWERBALL jackpot. You could buy:

26,000,000 bottles of Hawaiian Tropic SPF 15 sunscreen 
1,291,612 pairs of Oakley sunglasses 
1,177,645 Thermos Grill-2-Go Fire and Ice Grill/Coolers 
23,278 Kawasaki jet skis 
608 Sharpe houseboats

POWERBALL earns big money for the state of Idaho. With a jackpot this high, Powerball sales in Idaho average $300,000 each day until someone hits the jackpot.

In fiscal year 2003, POWERBALL sales alone generated over $6 million in state dividend funds.  
Since Idaho introduced a big jackpot game back in 1990, these sales have generated over $80 million.  
Total Idaho Lottery sales have earned over $250 million for Idaho’s public schools and buildings since 1989.  

Tickets for tonight’s POWERBALL drawing are just $1 each and can be purchased at any of the Idaho Lottery’s on-line retailers. The drawing is at 8:59 p.m. MDT and 7:59 p.m. PDT. It’s a huge jackpot, so please remember to play responsibly.