It’s been big before, but never this big…the Powerball jackpot is now over $1.4 billion, a figure that is too large for the digital billboards to post! The Georgia Lottery has used the maximum number available on their billboards, $999 million. Despite the terrible odds of winning, people will no doubt continue to play and the jackpot will continue to grow before Wednesday night’s drawing. This Powerball payout is the highest ever for any lottery game in the United States. It shatters the previous record of $590.5 million, set back in 2013. That jackpot was paid out to a single winner in Florida.