As I look at an email I just got from the Illinois Lottery, I see that tonight's Powerball drawing has about $730 million reasons for you to consider playing. As the Illinois Lottery's Jessica Perez explains, "This is the fourth largest Powerball prize in game history and the sixth highest jackpot in U.S. lottery history."
Nobody matched all the numbers in Friday's Mega Millions game. That means Tuesday's (10/17) jackpot will be the 2nd largest in the history of the game.