Nobody was a New Year’s Day winner of the Powerball Jackpot. That means the pot is now over HALF A BILLION DOLLARS for tonight’s drawing!

That’s right. If a single winner matches all five numbers and the power ball, that person will claim an estimated $540,000,000!!

If you won it you could choose to either receive the entire amount in annuity payments over 30 years.

OR you could choose a lump sum payout of $384,300,000.

Which would you choose, 30 years of payments or the lump sum payment?

By: Buck Stevens