As Powerball Jackpot Hits $500 Million, Metro Detroiters Have High Hopes, Big Dreams

Powerball High: Metro Detroiters Go Crazy Over Lottery Tickets
Raising her Power Ball ticket in the air Hortcina Martinez, who plays power ball weekly, shouts in excitement in hopes of winning jackpot from a ticket purchased at Oscar's Food Mart #1 on Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012, in Houston. Wednesday's Powerball jackpot was raised to $500 million from $425 million. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Mayra Beltran)
Raising her Power Ball ticket in the air Hortcina Martinez, who plays power ball weekly, shouts in excitement in hopes of winning jackpot from a ticket purchased at Oscar's Food Mart #1 on Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012, in Houston. Wednesday's Powerball jackpot was raised to $500 million from $425 million. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Mayra Beltran)

Put numbers on the floor and let the dog pick from them.

Offer to pay people who have picked winning numbers before.

Keep your fingers crossed, talk to God and go store-to-store -- even state-to-state -- to get the winning ticket.

Those are just some of the tactics people are using in an attempt to win tonight's estimated $500-million Powerball jackpot -- the largest ever for the game.

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