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Catherine McQueen/Getty Images(NEW YORK)  Powerball frenzy was in full swing Wednesday as potential billionaires were lining up at kiosks across the nation with dreams of what they ll do if they re lucky enough to hit the estimated $1.2 billion jackpot up for grabs. The drawing Wednesday night will be the third-largest purse in the American lottery game s history and the biggest so far this year. It s also the seventh-largest U.S. lottery jackpot ever, according to a press release from Powerball. The grand prize, which has an estimated lump sum payout of $551.7 million, continued its ascent through billion dollar territory after no ticket matched all six numbers drawn on Monday night, Powerball said. "The thing I would like to do is help people, help my family, and leave a legacy behind. That would be nice,” Aldren Diaz, a Providence, Rhode Island, resident told ABC News affiliate station WLNE as he bought Powerball tickets Wednesday morning. Another Rhode Island Powerball

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