The jackpot for tonight’s Powerball drawing is already the highest jackpot in US history, and it’s likely it could soon become the country’s first $1 billion jackpot. { “position1” : { “type” : “track”, “id” : 1109976, “name” : “Mo Money Mo Problems “, “description” : “Life After Death “, “artist” : “The Notorious B.I.G.”, “artistid” : “58654” } } Michigan Live reports the jackpot is up to $800 million – an increase of $100 million in the past 24 hours.