Powerball Jackpot Surges to Record 14 Billion
The world's largest jackpot in history surged to 1.4 billion on Monday as millions of Americans keep trying their luck at the winning the massive prize. The record-breaking Powerball jackpot climbed after strong ticket sales Sunday, officials said. It's now a world-record jackpot, according to Kelly Cripe, spokeswoman for the Texas Lottery Commission. The next Powerball drawing is Wednesday. The pot started at 40 million on Nov. 7, 2015 and grew after nineteen drawings went by without yielding a jackpot winner. Read more What To Do If You Win the Powerball Lottery, Despite the increased ticket frenzy, the odds of taking home the jackpot are still one in 292.2 million. There's a higher chance you die of chronic constipation, statistician Amram Shapiro told TIME. "That's the scale of all of this. It's fascinating," he said. "They're buying a dream."