The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are long. Players have a one in 292,201,338 shot at winning the grand prize, a one in 11,688,053.52 shot at winning the $1 million prize and a one in 24.87 chance of winning any prize.

The jackpot was last won on Dec. 7 when a New York lottery player won a $256 million Powerball jackpot. Meanwhile, the Mega Millions jackpot is at $970 million for Tuesday's drawing with a cash option of $439.9 million, according to the Mega Millions website.

One lucky Powerball player in California won $1,391,550 after narrowly missing the $71 million jackpot prize. The ticket matched five out of the six numbers during the Wednesday, Dec. 18, drawing, according to the California Lottery.