It’s happening again: A humongous Powerball lottery jackpot surpassing $1 billion is up for grabs. With that kind of money on the line, you may be tempted to pick up a ticket or two yourself. But if ...

The Powerball jackpot that rolled into Christmas Eve did more than break records, it turned a single ticket into a life-changing windfall worth $1.817 billion and instantly rewrote lottery history.