The jackpot of the popular Powerball lottery increased to a record amount of $1,4 billion and became the largest in the history of the lottery business not only in the United States, but throughout the world. “The biggest jackpot in world history. That's absolutely true," Powerball spokesman Gary Grief said. According to the Associated Press, the amount...

The largest jackpot in US history, $800 million, will be drawn on Saturday as part of the national Powerball lottery. The excitement grows as the television broadcast approaches. In some states, lottery ticket sales reach tens of thousands of dollars per hour. At this rate America...