Powerball Now Over $800 Million and Odds of Winning

The largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history continues to grow and quickly! The Powerball lottery grand prize is now over 800 million dollars and has even more hopeful millionaires continuing to purchase tickets.

The odds of winning the Powerball are astronomical, but the thought of winning a potentially huge reward has millions lining up to give it a shot. No one has won the jackpot since last November. Will there be a winner this weekend? Guess we will find out after the drawing is held on Saturday night.

Some interesting Lottery facts for Saturday's Powerball drawing:

The odds in winning are 1 in 292,200,000

You're odds are better in having one of the following happen.

Getting dealt a royal flush in a poker game - 1 in 649,740

Becoming President - 1 in 10,000,000

Being killed by a vending machine - 1 in 112,000,000

Dying in a car accident - 1 in 6,700

Becoming a movie star - 1 in 1,500,000

Dying from an asteroid strike - 1 in 74,817,414

Finding a four leaf clover - 1 in 10,000

Getting a hole in one in a round of golf - 1 in 12,500

Picking a perfect NCAA March Madness bracket - 1 in 13,500,000