Helen H. Richardson, Denver Post file
Tim Phillips sells people Powerball lottery tickets at Safeway on January 12, 2016 in Estes Park, Colorado. The Powerball lottery jackpot climbed to $1.5 billion on Tuesday, making it the largest-ever U.S. lottery prize as well as the world’s biggest potential jackpot for a single winner, according to lottery officials. 
Getting your player ready...
A $2 million Powerball lottery ticket was sold at a Pueblo convenience store over the weekend.
Colorado Lottery said the ticket was bought at JR’s Country Store on the 2400 block of S. Prairie Avenue.
Pueblo, Colorado! You had a $2 million winner this weekend! The lucky ticket sold at JR's Country Store on S. Prairie. Congrats!
— Colorado Lottery (@ColoLottery)
Another $2 million Powerball ticket in La Junta.
In Aurora, a $20,000 Cash 5 jackpot lottery ticket was sold Sunday night at the King Sooper’s on East Smoky Hill Road.
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