How much could you buy with the $500M Powerball jackpot?

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How much could you buy with the $500M Powerball jackpot?

The Koenigsegg CCXR Trevita ($4.8 million)
It goes from 0 to 60 in 2.9 seconds, tops out at 254 mph and they only made two. Too bad 鈥� you could afford 93 of them. (Koenigsegg) — **The ($4.8 million)** It goes from 0 to 60 in 2.9 seconds, tops out at 254 mph and they only made two. Too bad 鈥� you could afford 93 of them. (Koenigsegg)

An employee of Sotheby's auction house holds up the 'Sunrise Ruby' ring, a cushion shaped Myanmar ruby of some 25.59 carats of pigeon blood colour during a photocall in London, Wednesday, April 8, 2015. The ring will be sold at auction on May in Geneva, Switzerland with an estimated price of US$ 12-18 million. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant) — **The Sunrise Ruby (sold for $28.5 million last May)** It’s 25.59 carats, and — well, what else do you need to know? The ring sold at auction last May in Geneva, Switzerland. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

You could easily buy the most expensive homes in each jurisdiction of the DMV 鈥� 3150 South St. NW, #2A, in D.C., is , Zillow says, while 1005 Founders Ridge Lane, in McLean, Virginia, is , and 9300 River Road, in Potomac, is . You don鈥檛 even have to haggle! (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

If you鈥檝e had your fill of civilization, you might be thinking about buying your own private island. Not only can you buy Blakely Island, the most expensive private island in the U.S. according to Trulia; you could buy . (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

You can鈥檛 quite buy the Washington Capitals 鈥� they鈥檙e , Forbes says. But surely you can find a partner for the last bit? You could go halves with another Powerball winner for the Wizards, valued at $900 million. Or you could settle for the Dallas Stars. As for NFL and MLB teams, especially the Redskins and Nationals, don鈥檛 even: Even at $450 mil, you鈥檙e still a piker. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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WASHINGTON 鈥� The Powerball jackpot is up to $500 million in advance of Wednesday鈥檚 drawing. How much is that? A lot. A whole lot.

You could buy the world’s most expensive car; the world’s most expensive jewel; the most expensive house in each of the District, Maryland and Virginia, AND the six most expensive private islands in the U.S. And you’d have barely burned through a quarter of it.

You’d still have to pinch pennies if you were looking for a sports team to buy, though.

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