Powerball jackpot grows to estimated $1.9 billion

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A record lottery jackpot is up for grabs Monday night. A billboard shows the jackpot is now worth $1.9 billion, now the largest in United States history. 

The Powerball jackpot has been growing since August. 

The estimated cash payout is about $929 million before taxes. 

The odds of winning the massive prize are long. It's just one in 292.2 million. 

But, with that much money on the line, it's worth a shot, right? 

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Vittoria Woodill

The versatile Vittoria Woodill appears on CBS3 Eyewitness News team as feature reporter on a variety of segments, including "Taste with Tori," which gives viewers a tour of the region's great eats and the people behind them.

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