Powerball jackpot reaches half a billion dollars

The Powerball jackpot has climbed to $485 million, making tonight's drawing the fifth largest prize in U.S. history.

At close to a half billion dollars, it's the the third largest prize in Powerball history.

No one has won the jackpot in 2 months.

It's been a year since the jackpot was this large.

The chance of winning a Powerball jackpot is about 1 in 175 million.

Officials say this big prize caused sales to surge.