Even if an individual wins it all on Saturday, it won't be the biggest jackpot this year.
When this improved the possibility of winning any prize to 1 in 24, it also lengthened the jackpot odds to 1 in 292,201,338.
The jackpot was Powerball’s fifth-biggest and the seventh-biggest for any lottery in the United States, the web site stated.
Retired government employee Bailey played the similar numbers for more than 25 years soon after getting offered them by a buddy, and has no plans to quit.
An annuity will give the winner 30 smaller sized payments over 29 years.