Triple Try: Florida Lottery Adds Third Powerball Drawing In August
Starting Aug. 23, the Florida Lottery will integrate a third Powerball drawing each week, setting up Monday, Wednesday and Saturday drawings.
J.R. Duren has covered the gambling beats for more than a dozen states for Catena Media since 2015. His past reporting experience includes two years at the Villages Daily Sun, and he is a first-place winner at the Florida Press Club Excellence in Journalism Contest.
Starting Aug. 23, the Florida Lottery will integrate a third Powerball drawing each week, setting up Monday, Wednesday and Saturday drawings.
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