Americans took to social media to share their excitement, and qualms, about potentially hitting the jackpot, which was at $1.5 billion on Wednesday.
If you take the lump-sum payout, you will acquire substantially less revenue.
The Dec. 13 winning numbers had been 10, 30, 37, 53 and 59.
The drawing took place Jan. 13 for the biggest jackpot ever seen in a lottery drawing worldwide.
162 tickets in NY matched 4 of five numbers for a $one hundred prize.