It's the moment millions of Americans have been waiting for.<br/> <br />The numbers for the Powerball are drawn for a jackpot rivalling the largest lottery payout in U.S. history.<br/> <br />A winning ticket was sold in Florida for Saturday's (May 18) record of more than 590 million dollars, officials say.<br/> <br />It's the largest jackpot the Powerball lottery has ever seen.<br/> <br />The chances of picking the lucky numbers were one in 175 million.<br/> <br />But that didn't deter people from snatching up tickets at a staggering rate.<br/> <br />California sold a million dollars worth every hour on Saturday.<br/> <br />Here in Washington, hopefuls were keen whatever the odds.<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE: (English) STEPHEN ADEKOYA, LOTTERY BUYER, SAYING :<br/> <br />"You got to give it a try, you may succeed. It's like life, you go to sleep, you don't know if you are going to wake up the next day, that's how I feel about it."<br/> <br />The largest jackpot in the U.S. came last year in the Mega Millions lottery, where 656 million dollars
