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I thought I heard that the Powerball jackpot was getting pretty big for tonight’s drawing (it is — $240 million) so I went over to their website to see what it was. This is the main story from the top of the site:

Another $1 Million Power Play Prize Won!
Saturday’s Powerball drawing (October 1st) proved very lucrative for two friends from Tennessee. Janis Goodwin, of Nashville, and Frances Davenport, of Woodbury (just outside of Murfreesboro), were elated [Ed. note: emphasis mine] on Monday morning when they arrived at the Tennessee Lottery’s Nashville headquarters to collect their prize. CEO and President Rebecca Paul was on hand to share in the excitement. By using the Power Play option, their second-tier prize was multiplied from $200,000 to $1 million since the multiplier was five. With Power Play you multiply your Powerball winnings 2-5 times, except for the jackpot. At the beginning of each drawing a wheel is spun to select that night’s multiplier. Power Play costs $1.

And here’s the picture accompanying the story:

The lady in the middle obviously looks happy, but what the crap is with her friends? The one on the right can manage little more than a smirk, and the one on the left looks like she just found out that she has bowel cancer. I know I generally don’t get outwardly excited about much, but c’mon. You just won $1 million - cheer the fuck up!