The Powerball jackpot skyrocketed after 20 straight draws in which no one won the grand prize. "It's a lot of money to win for just playing a dollar," 18-year-old construction worker Danny Loudin told CNN after buying his ticket at the C&L Super Serve in Hurricane West Virginia.

The odds of hitting all six numbers are 1 in 146 million. The biggest lottery jackpot in US history is $363m, shared by two ticket holders in Illinois and Michigan in 2000.