even so, someone has to win eventually. so maybe, just maybe, it will be you. and this jackpot would be the sixth highest in history. just this past november two lucky winners split $587 million in the powerball. tonight s drawing, alex, of course, held at 10:59 eastern time. if no one wins, the jackpot will roll over again for the 13th time and i m off to get my ticket. that cracked me up, you re more likely to become president than you are to win this thing. thank you very much, michelle. why this day will go down in the history books. coming up. want younger lookings that say wow? with olay, here s how. new regenerist eye and lash duo. the cream smooths the look of lids. softens the look of lines. the serum instantly thickens the look of lashes. see wow! eyes in just one week with olay.
to the finest comforts above. we re not simply saluting history. we re making it. power ball fever is catching fire across the country. michelle franzen is here with that. the jackpot now a third of a billion dollars. and while the odds of winning are extremely low, everywhere you look hopes are high. i want money, lots and lots of money reporter: people from coast to coast are dreaming this morning about instantly striking it rich. i want to quit. next number up 14. reporter: no one hit the powerball jackpot on wednesday. now up to a whopping $320 million. that s the gdp of this republic.
you can buy your own baseball team like the oakland a s or if baseball is not your thing, how about purchasing tiger woods yacht 16 times over. yes, he has a yacht. whatever is on your list, all those dollar signs have people rushing to snap up tickets in the 42 states, the district of columbia, and u.s. virgin islands where the powerball is played. if i won, i d buy an apartment. i d buy an agent. i would buy take care of my parents. just family, my kids, children, loved ones. but that s about it. reporter: but you may not want to get your hopes up too high. your chances of winning 1 in 175 million. or the same odds as getting struck by lightning more than 17,000 times in your lifetime. you even have a better chance of becoming president of the united states. those odds 1 in 10 million.