The biggest lottery jackpot prize ever could be won on Bonfire Night in the US, with an estimated $1.6bn (£1.3bn) up for grabs in the Powerball game.
The top prize has not been won for three months, with 39 rollovers pushing the jackpot to a higher amount than when three Powerball players in California, Florida and Tennessee shared $1.586bn (£1.398bn) in 2016. The odds of landing the big one are 292.2million to one.
Winners of the Powerball, though, have a choice to either spread those winnings over 29 years, with an annual payment each year, or opt for the cash prize instead, which stands at an estimated $782.4m (£689.4m). Almost all previous winners have gone down the cash prize route, although financial advisers say that could be a mistake.
