new Ohio Lottery game multistate launched yesterday with U.S. $ 212 million prize, the lottery win to many of the regulars give it a try.

248,660 Powerball tickets sold for $ 1 between midnight and 4:42 yesterday, a number that lottery officials said showed great interest in the game. Number equal to 1480 tickets sold per minute.

“I’ve heard only good news,” said Terri Tancredi, marketing director of the lottery.

Ohio became the 41st state or territory to join Powerball, a game where the jackpot players matching five white balls, which were selected at random from the battery 59 and the red Powerball, which harvested from the drums of the 39th.