What would you do with $1.4 billion, or even half that? That's the estimated jackpot ahead of Wednesday's historic Powerball lottery.

Thursday morning, the Powerball jackpot was at $1.7 billion, the third largest in history and "just" short of taking the No. 2 slot.

In Minnesota, winners of more than $10,000 can opt to remain anonymous, but those winning $10,000 or less cannot. Winners of state-level games in Michigan who score more than $10,000 are granted anonymity. For multi-state games like Powerball, the state lottery defers to the game’s rules, which say winners can be named publicly.