Powerball and Mega Millions Jackpots Soar to Nearly $2 Billion Combined as Lottery Fever Grips the Nation

• Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots now total $1.9 billion combined • No winners in recent Powerball and Mega Millions drawings allowing prizes to swell • Next Powerball drawing Monday; could be 6th largest prize ever if won • Mega Millions numbers drawn again Monday; could be 5th largest prize won • Odds of winning either jackpot about 1 in 300 million