Foodland employee Ina McKenzie, who bought her first Powerball ticket in seven years Tuesday, sells a ticket to Mike Sankoff, who purchased a total of 10 tickets. The Powerball jackpot soared to $500 million Tuesday, the largest Powerball jackpot in history. The drawing is Wednesday at 10:59 p.m.

Charles Black, of Charleston, said he would try to get his business up and running, pay off some bills and "keep it quiet" from others if he won the $500 million Powerball jackpot. Black bought three tickets on Tuesday.

Gazette photo by Kenny Kemp......7.95x5.8.......Charles Black with his Powerball tickets...