NBC Nightly News - 2001-08-22
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[0:20] You've heard about killer sharks this
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[0:23] to have dinner with them?
[0:27] From NBC News World Headquarters in New
[0:30] York, this is NBC Nightly News with Tom
[0:34] Brokoff. Substituting tonight, Brian
[0:37] Williams.
[0:39] Good evening. It is nothing short of a
[0:41] frenzy. Just about everywhere Powerball
[0:43] tickets are sold, hopeful Americans are
[0:45] lining up, money in hand, and at an
[0:47] astonishing rate. As we look at the
[0:50] scene tonight in Greenwich, Connecticut,
[0:52] Powerball officials tell us they were at
[0:54] times today selling over 3 million
[0:57] tickets every hour. That means some
[0:59] lucky winner or winners will soon be
[1:02] close to $200 million richer. In other
[1:05] states, there's another $74 million up
[1:07] for grabs. But what are the odds of
[1:09] hitting it, striking it rich? We begin
[1:11] tonight with NBC News national
[1:13] correspondent Jim Avala.
[1:16] Longot, the American dream, today
[1:19] printed on a 3x5 in piece of paper.
[1:22] >> Follow me.
[1:23] >> Police called in to keep order in
[1:24] Greenwich this afternoon where these
[1:26] women drove 45 miles for a chance at
[1:29] Powerball's $200 million jackpot.
[1:31] >> The big winners.
[1:34] >> Lottery fever across the nation. 22
[1:36] states playing Powerball tonight. Seve