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New York Lottery icon Yolanda Vega talks Powerball jackpot

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    Excitement builds ahead of record drawing

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And only -- -- -- the Vega joins us now.

Not heard that that means you'd never lived in New York she is the face and voice of the New York State lottery the Landau -- and -- seven point 83 years you've been doing.

Almost -- isn't February how to Beckett going on right place at the right time I have degree and doesn't -- business economics was doing my job they wanted someone.

I went and lot of caffeine later I got -- not.

And when -- you tell used to say goodnight and be well it was Yolanda Vega who at 11 o'clock.

Every night -- yes this thing is is.

It's really kind of the only thing anyone seems to talk and.

Because it it can -- things can tell you it's all about being happy.

And and dreaming and then visualizing what can happen to -- -- how it can change from where it is now because a lot of people -- glad that places right now but.

And get some people see you on the street they ask you tips on what to do you pick in the number they asked me tips they wanna touch me and I want to -- emirate of what do you -- And just I tell them the play -- -- continue to play those birthdays and those anniversaries in a statement numbers but the two dollar is down on a -- it because a lot of wind is on cryptic you have a lot of job a lot of bomb when you meet these winners what.

What is there a constant.

While there I think quiet initially because they won millions of dollars and -- here they are exposed.

To the public and protective.

But so happy -- so very delighted and I guess for people who do win it be nice to have this problem but you really need to have a plan in some good lawyers and an absolutely I tell people as soon as you -- -- -- when you -- your ticket first major.

It's the powerball ticket did you ask farming today in -- you another ticket and then immediately turned it over and sign it.

And then I'm keeping a safe place regardless of I want -- -- because -- so many prizes -- the jackpot.

I mean second prize for just getting the five numbers and not the -- ball is a million dollars it is an exit that I.

I mean you know it it's in its 550 million and you get second tried to get a million.

Miss a little upset a million dollars come on -- and I heard a story about when you first started doing the Lotto jackpot.

That you would say your name and some of the bosses -- like come on yeah I first got details on how little caffeine this six months into the job and -- and your.

They got and is one director said we doing -- sucking up time.

Now like that's the way I say my name and I'm proud and I continued to do it I was on Oprah Winfrey in 1990 points she did it.

-- trip back.

Come on give us give us the start of the of the -- But I'm not a -- the start of the draw is -- it's via lottery numbers and -- for midday drawing.

For all our Wednesday November 28 2012.

-- year old or eleven that they got now here's today's number the first well.

That -- and I on the and the next and the next and the next act.

I'm sure there's one wherever you live to -- everybody knows that base in that voice and.

It's 11 o'clock and argued that the ratings skyrocket on nights like this our nation or do they -- do it's amazing people -- and writing and because they have -- waiting on bated breath with their tickets in hand.

Hoping that that lucky numbers look at all along the -- it's nice to -- exempted likewise you have eleven.

I won't see you at eleven but you'll see god Florida Tallahassee Florida eleven whoever that it.

Act that's right and it'll always meaning event I want to thank.

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