As the Powerball jackpot hits the $500 million mark, remember this: you are more likely to be struck by lightning than you are of winning Powerball.  In fact, check out some of these other odds: 

 - Odds of getting a hole in one: 5,000 to 1 

 - Odds of getting canonized: 20,000,000 to 1 

 - Odds of being an astronaut: 13,200,000 to 1 

 - Odds of winning an Olympic medal: 662,000 to 1 

 - Odds of becoming a pro athlete: 22,000 to 1 

 - Odds of finding a four-leaf clover on first try: 10,000 to 1 

 - Odds of a person in the military winning the Medal of Honor: 11,000 to 1 

 - Odds of winning an Academy Award: 11,500 to 1 

 - Odds of striking it rich on Antiques Roadshow: 60,000 to 1 

 - Odds of getting a royal flush in poker on first five cards dealt: 649,740 to 1

By the way, the odds of winning Powerball are about 575 million to 1.  The odds of getting struck by lightning: about 5,000 to 1.  So by that logic you are more likely to get hit by lightning while standing in line to buy a ticket than you are of winning the $500 million.  But hey, don't let that stop you.  It ain't gonna stop me!