The powerball lottery is now a national lottery with tickets currently sold in 42 participating states. The result are some of the largest jackpots of any lottery. The powerball lottery tickets can also be purchased in Washington D.C. as well as the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Wednesday nights powerball jackpot swelled to the record size when no one matched all six numbers in the drawing on Saturday. The $320 million jackpot is not far off from the record $365 million powerball jackpot from 2006.