A Powerball winner could take home $1.8 billion jackpot today

Some lucky lottery player could win big in Saturday evening’s Powerball drawing. The jackpot amount of about $1.8 billion is the second-highest on record. The game’s terrible odds of 1 in 292.2 million are designed to generate big jackpots and ever-larger prizes. There are three drawings each week. The largest jackpot on record, $2.04 billion, was drawn in 2022 and went to a California ticket buyer. No one has won the grand prize since May 31. If there is a winner today, they can choose to receive payments over time...