Houstonians share their dreams and what they would buy if they win the $1 billion Powerball jackpot.
Houstonians shared their dreams with FOX 26's Damali Keith and what they would buy if they win the $1 billion Powerball jackpot.Monday night's Powerball jackpot has hit $1 billion. It's just the second time the top prize has grown this high, leaving a lot of people dreaming about what they’d do with the winnings.
"I could probably buy an airplane and I would go to church more because I usually play golf on Sunday mornings. So now I could play golf anywhere in the world and probably buy my own church. Right dear?" says Ron Ely standing with his wife Carolyn of 48 years. "She says she would buy a new car for herself and get my old truck painted," he laughs.
"I would buy a castle," says 6-year-old Emmarie and her mom Lisseth adds with a laugh "Sure we’ll be the princesses". Houstonian Joy Adams says she has everything she needs, so I tried to tempt her. "Would you buy a Ferrari?" I asked "No," she answers. "A beach house? A Yacht?" "No and no" she answers. Your own island? "Maybe," she laughs. "I would like having my own island.
Retirees Adam and his wife Armida were fishing from the shoreline, and they know exactly what they would buy. "A boat. Right off the boat. I’d be way out there". So what is the one thing a billion dollars can not buy? "It can’t buy your way into Heaven," says Houstonian Reginald Adams. "It doesn’t help you find love, and you can’t buy happiness," Adams adds.The Powerball drawing is Monday at 10 p.m.
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