Powerball

The drawing for the $1.9 billion Powerball jackpot on Monday, November 7 was delayed and lottery officials have explained why.

With the Powerball jackpot at over one billion dollars, everyone has a dream of hitting it big. But in New York State if you will the lottery, you must come forward. However, past winners have gotten clever about not disclosing their actual names.

Everybody seems to have a theory on how to pick the winning lottery numbers, especially when the jackpot reaches big outcomes like Wednesday's Powerball, which is now over $610 million.

Check your tickets. We have a winner. Actually, we have several third-place Powerball winning tickets sold in New York.

With Powerball reaching record highs, watch out for these five things your co-worker is likely to do if he or she hits the jackpot.

Winning tickets for the record Powerball jackpot worth more than $579 million were purchased in Arizona and Missouri.

With the Powerball jackpot rising north of $500 million, it seems everyone is picking up a ticket. We bought seven at the office. How many did you buy? Here are our numbers:

I think most of us at least occasionally dream about winning a huge amount of money and what we would do with it.  Now is as good a time as any to dream big if you decide to get in on the next Powerball drawing.