Here's A Downside To The Powerball Lottery Reaching A $1 Billion Jackpot

The biggest Powerball jackpot - $564 million - being drawn in February, 2015. PHOTO: CNN Money

Very soon it's going to be harder for the average player to win Powerball - even though the jackpot may possibly climb to 1 billion dollars.

That's because from the October 7, 2015 draw, the 36 states that participate in the multi-state lottery are making changes that make it harder to win the top prize.

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Wow - Generous $13 Million Michigan Lottery Winner Gives His Lincoln Car To Lotto Store Employee

Wow - Generous $13 Million Michigan Lottery Winner Gives His Lincoln Car To Lotto Store Employee

Robin and Brian DerMiner own DerMiner’s Parkside Market. This morning they found out they sold a lottery ticket worth 13 million dollars.

Most of you are generous with your winnings. We know from our survey below that most of you would reward the store where you bought your million-dollar ticket.

But an anonymous Lotto 47 winner is going a step further. He's going to give the store clerk a car.

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Are You Living In A Lottery Hotspot? Here's The Top Australian Winning Areas Revealed

This lottery store in Keysborough, Melbourne has had 44 division one winners at the store. PHOTO: Nine Network

The Tatts Lotto hotspots across Australia have been revealed. And Victoria takes home more top lottery prizes than anywhere else in the country, according to tv news 'A Current Affair.'

But the secret is not where you live, so don't sell up and relocate.

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