Powerball jackpot balloons to sixth largest in history

<p>There's a new Powerball jackpot that has hopefuls once again lining up at their local convenience stores.</p><p>The top prize comes in at $400 million, which means the winner could rake in about $244 million in cold, hard cash. (Video via <a href="http://www.abc22now.com/news/top-stories/stories/Powerball-Jackpot-Hitting-Another-Record-High-247344.shtml" target="_blank">WKEF</a>)</p><p>The <a href="http://www.powerball.com/pb_history.asp" target="_blank">last person to win a record Powerball jackpot</a> <a href="http://www.wctv.tv/home/headlines/590-Million-Powerball-Winner-Comes-Forward-210259881.html" target="_blank">was nearly three years ago</a>, and the prize topped out at about $590 million.</p><p>There were a few lucky players who had their numbers picked in Saturday's drawing, except they missed that elusive red Powerball number, which means those winners walked away with $1 million to $2 million. (Video via <a href="http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2016/01/02/powerball-jackpot-swells-to-400-million/" target="_blank">KCAL</a>)</p><p>So if your New Year's resolution was to become filthy rich, here's your chance. The next drawing is Wednesday.</p><p>According to the Powerball website, the odds of snagging that top prize are about 1 in 292 million. So, uh, good luck? (Video via <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CK1MOxEYttQ" target="_blank">WXYZ</a>)</p><p><i>This video includes images from Getty Images. </i></p>