Generally, Powerball players do not have to choose money or annuity unless they win a jackpot .
It’s the fifth-biggest U.S. lottery jackpot ever, and it comes one particular day right after no one won the even-larger Mega Millions prize, which now stands at $970 million.
The biggest lottery jackpot that was ever drawn in U.S. history—for Powerball in January 2016.