An electronic billboard advertises the Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots, Monday, March 25, in Des Moines, Iowa, that when combined amount to nearly $2 billion.
Mandatory Credit:	Scott McFetridge/AP via CNN Newsource

An electronic billboard advertises the Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots, Monday, March 25, in Des Moines, Iowa, that when combined amount to nearly $2 billion.
Mandatory Credit: Scott McFetridge/AP via CNN Newsource

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2 jackpots – $865 million and $1.1 billion – are up for grabs this week in Powerball and Mega Millions drawings

Lottery players will have more chances this week to win massive payouts as the Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots rose to close to $865 million and $1.1 billion, respectively, after there were no winners in the most recent drawings for the two games.