The Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots together totaled over $670 million Wednesday afternoon.
Local convenience store owners invariably told theÂ
Star-Tribune their lottery ticket sales were up, pushing the Powerball jackpot to $321 million.
The winner of the Mega Millions jackpot stands to win $352 million. The sales are way up around the holiday, said Jay Chaudhary, owner of the Speedy Mart and Exxon gas station at 153 South Main St. in Chatham. My sales have gone up a lot recently. That s why the jackpot is so high.
Chaudhary said convenience stores like his don t make much profit off the lottery, but the traffic it brings into the store increases overall sales to the owner s benefit.