Would you buy a Powerball ticket if you could?

With the drawing for the unprecendented $1.6 billion Powerball jackpot just hours away, West Hawaii Today asked residents and visitors “Would you buy a Powerball ticket if you could?”

With the drawing for the unprecendented $1.6 billion Powerball jackpot just hours away, West Hawaii Today asked residents and visitors “Would you buy a Powerball ticket if you could?”

These are there answers:

“My mom is calling me from the Ukraine telling me to buy one.” Karine Wedemeyer

“Sometimes you just have to give it a chance.” Kathy Machor

“Never partook on the mainland, but it can be a good gift.” Carrie Ellis

“One or two. It doesn’t really help the odds to purchase more. But for 1.5 billion …” David Ericson

“I played every day, every chance I could,” when I lived in Washington. Diana Wells

“Yes, because of the chances of winning.” Dana Coughlin