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PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Lottery fever has taken over Philadelphia, between the Powerball jackpot, and followers scrambling to win tickets to the World Series again dwelling. But for a lot of, the chances are stacked in opposition to them.
Fans inform CBS3 they have been distracted all day ready for Game 1 Friday night and this metropolis cannot look ahead to Game 3 in Philly. But the chances of successful the ticket lottery to get seats contained in the financial institution are steep and a few say they relatively win that lottery greater than the Powerball jackpot.
“I won the lottery in 2008, so I can’t complain,” fan Tim Kline stated.
Kline and his household stopped outdoors Citizens Bank Park to take footage earlier than heading dwelling to Kentucky. He tried to attain a spot contained in the Bank for the World Series via the ticket lottery however he struck out.
“We tried the lottery but it didn’t work. That’s fine I went in 08 with my dad right after my twins were born,” Kline stated.
“There’s still times I’m trying to wake myself up like we’re actually going to the World Series next week. It feels like it’s still a dream to me,” Jerrold Reber stated.
But Jerrold Reber in Berks County is without doubt one of the fortunate ones.
The Phillies say greater than one million followers entered the ticket lottery however solely about 20,000 tickets had been out there over the three dwelling video games.
A statistician at Rowan University says the chances of successful are about 1 in 100.
“Can’t win if you don’t try, that’s the only thing I think about,” Buddy Campbell stated.
Buddy Campbell did not attempt for tickets to the World Series however he is taking a swing on the Powerball jackpot now at $825 million.
The odds of successful that lottery, roughly 1 in 292 million.
“It only takes one to win and that’s all my dreams come true,” John McKinney stated.
Reber says cash is nice however watching the Phils in particular person within the World Series is best.
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