A Lottery Ticket Worth $900K Was Sold in Illinois

The Powerball jackpot is growing by over $1 billion for this week's drawing, and there's one person in Illinois who is currently holding a ticket that's already won $900,000.

What Are Your Odds of Winning a Billion Dollars

When the jackpot in any lottery gets larger, that just means your chances of winning are getting smaller as more and more people buy in for their shot to take the money.

According to the official Powerball website, the odds of winning this Wednesday's (7/19) drawing that's reached an estimated $1,000,000,000 is 1 in 292,201,338.00.

If you really want to win some money, it may not be $1 billion, but your odds are better when you play these Illinois lottery games.

6 Illinois Scratch-Offs That Give You the Best Odds to Win Money

The next Powerball drawing is this Wednesday (7/19) and will be held at 10 pm central time.

You May Be Holding a $900,000 Winning Ticket

A 7-Eleven customer bought an Illinois Lottery 'Lucky Day Lotto' that's worth a cool $900K. According to WCIA-TV, the winning ticket was purchased at the Elgin location of 7-11.

Check your numbers. There wasn't a grand prize Powerball winner last night, so Wednesday there could be another instant Millionaire.