Watch | Record $1.5 billion Powerball jackpot and its winner

The Powerball jackpot in America reached a record $1.5 billion, after 20 drawings without a winner. That's close to the gross domestic product of Bhutan ($1.7 billion)! To put things in perspective, the winner of this lottery can stay at Dubai's Burj Al Arab Jumeirah Hotel for 116 years. And not just any room, the royal two-bedroom suite! Hopeful lottery participants rushed to buy tickets on Wednesday for a chance at the big win. The winning numbers 4,8,19,27,34 and powerball 10 were finally drawn on Wednesday night. And the winner? Well, California lotto officials tweeted almost immediately after that a winning ticket was sold in the state.