Go Green with the Powerball jackpot

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WTVQ) – Saturday’s enormous Powerball jackpot is an estimated $306 million.  The cash option is an estimated $182.5 million.

The Kentucky Lottery says if you won the estimated $306 million jackpot, you’d be able to go green and reduce your energy costs.  You could:

-Drive 9,244 Toyota Prius Prime Plus around town

-Install 20,400 solar systems to power your home

-Use 2.4 million composters to fertilize your garden

-Fill 3.4 million rainwater collection systems to water your plants

-Purchase 25.5 million refillable bottles for friends and family

To keep things in perspective, your odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are about 1 in 292 million.

The Kentucky Lottery reminds everyone to play responsibly.