If you already quit your job, you’re a few days too early. The new jackpot is on Wednesday January 13th and it’s expected to reach $1.3Billion.
America awaits its first lottery billionaire, after the Powerball jackpot rollover hit a world-record figure of $1.3 billion. No one won Saturday’s $949.8 million jackpot on 9 January, already the biggest in US history. Strong ticket sales, fueled by excitement over the enormous sum, have driven the prize money up ahead of the next draw on Wednesday.