This week, the Powerball jackpot once again rose to an estimated $1 billion and Mega Millions is sitting pretty at $720 million. That puts them at the third-largest and fifth-highest sums, respectively, in those lottery games’ histories. Whether you play every week, buy a ticket when the pot gets huge, or scoff at the whole thing, it definitely becomes a topic of conversation.

Plenty of musicians have songs about the finer things, the thrills and spills of financial gains, and other fantasies associated with luxury. If the windfall were yours, what would be the musical message you’d want to send? Which song would describe your reaction? Which song describes your next move? There are some dark sides, too…

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, which songs tied to winning a big lottery jackpot do you want to hear?

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs Played
Lucius - Million Dollar Secret (The Current Microshow performance)
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Secret
Steam - Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye
The Go Go's - Vacation
Barenaked Ladies - If I Had $1000000
Johnny Paycheck - Take This Job and Shove It
The O'Jays - For the Love of Money
John Prine - Spanish Pipedream
BOY - Little Numbers (bonus)