holding their drawing for the record breaking $500 million jackpot. certainly for folks hit by superstorm sandy that money would go a long way towards recovery. rick leventhal is live from pop's wines and liquors in island park, new york, one of the areas affected by this storm. rick? >> reporter: this storm store was actually shut down a couple days after hurricane sandy and lost its lottery machine. didn't get a new one until last friday. we may have found one of the few stores in this region without a line. no waiting if you want to come to -- there is one gentleman buying tickets right now. sales have been pretty steady across the region. a lot of folks who were hardest hit are hoping to reverse their fortunes. the people we have spoken with, say they would share the fortunes with their neighbors. here is one woman we spoke with earlier. >> i feel like, it is meant, for someone to win here in long beach. what is going on here now, you know, and i would be