Since the current Powerball run started on April 22, ticket sales from Powerball alone have raised an estimated $20 million for education in the state. The drawing ranks as the third largest in the history of the Powerball game and the seventh largest overall jackpot in U.S. Tonight’s Powerball drawing features a jackpot worth $1 billion as an annuity or $516.8 million in cash.

history, North Carolinians can play for a jackpot worth $1 billion dollars.