No one won in Monday night’s drawing, so the Powerball has improved.
Jackpot winners can decide on to get 30 annual payments, each and every five percent larger than the last, or a lump-sum payment.
Holmes and her loved ones live in a trailer in Shallotte, North Carolina — just north of South Carolina on the coast.
In all, Maryland Lottery retailers sold 60,869 winning tickets for the Jan. 5 drawing with prizes ranging from $4 to $1,000,004.
The jackpot is now up to $522 million, with a cash value of $371.5 million.
For those feeling lucky and wanting to invest $two for a ticket, the all round odds of winning any prize is a little improved at 1 in 24.9.