kavanaugh has sold five million dollar prize tickets. mary lou strong knows how she'll use the money. >> i'll share the money with my parents and family and kids everybody. >> reporter: is $500 million going to be enough? >> i think it's enough. i'll be happy with $1 million. >> reporter: luck has a way of striking a second even third time. >> i feel very lucky. things are going to happen this week. third time's the charm. >> reporter: she bought her powerball ticket and is tucking it away in her wallet for safekeeping. but she's in no hurry to find out what numbers will be drawn. when will you check the numbers? >> in a few days. >> reporter: you won't check tonight? >> no. oh, no. i won't be able to sleep. >> reporter: a lot of people may not be able to sleep tonight. the time to buy a powerball ticket is running out. the cut-off time is at 7:00. so that time is running out quickly. we will have the winning numbers at abc 7 news at 11:00 and on abc 7 news.com. >> tell her to stop buying tints tickets. we've already got the winning tick

. ♪ ♪ ♪ liz: do you know the name mike kavanaugh? well, you will know., who ran jpmorgan's investment bank, exited from jpmorgan. his departure sent shock waves through wall street. why? because he had long been the number one contenders to succeed jamie dimon but then, of course, kavanaugh left to become co-chief operating officer of the cavanaugh group. that's hardly the end of the story. >> well, lost more talk inside jm morgan about -- jpmorgan about succession. we should point out jamie dye mono, thank god, is fine having recovered from his throat cancer issues he had last year. i saw him, by the way, at davos. he looked great. he apparently has about five years left a lot of people think unless something bad happens hike he gets fired which is unlikely. but there's right now talk about possible successors as there always is, and one name is still with the board from what we understand, the board still considers him a potential successor, and that's mic canaughe g who was coiderhe suesso bfore he le. boar members are telling people on wall street th

kavanaugh liquors has the distinction of having sold more million dollar prizewinning tickets than any other store. so that's why you see long lines here, people buying their powerball tintckets, hoping that lightning will strike again. >> j.p. liquors is one of those lucky retailers. the fact the store has sold two million dollar winning tickets in the past is a big draw for those hoping to win tonight's powerball. >> reporter: you think all the good numbers have already been picked? >> no, i don't think so. >> no. i wouldn't be buying them if i did. >> reporter: greg rivera has seen a steady stream of people coming in, some from far away. he wishes each powerball purchaser good luck. so when you're wishing your customers good luck, you're wiring yourself. >> i tell people i'm riding on your luck. >> reporter: jackpot hopefuls say they could use $500 million. >> i just wrote my check for $43,000 for one year. >> reporter: ouch. >> and she's hoping to get through high school. i probably need to win powerball. >> reporter: the own of jennifer's gift shop sold a winning ticket. that kind