mel melten is among several suspects charged in the kidnapping of frank janson. he was mistaken for his daughter who previously prosecuted melten. melten directed the plot from prison using a smuggled cell phone. fbi agents later rescued janson from an apartment in atlanta. >>> $1.5 billion is up for grabs in the largest powerball jackpot in history. >> carlie griffith is live to break down your chances and really goes to education in north carolina. carlie? >> reporter: the gas station we're at has been pretty busy tonight. busier than usual. there's been a steady line behind us here for the register. because $1.5 billion sounds pretty good, right? well i don't want to break your heart, but your chances of winning are 1 in 292 million. and if you do win, you will not get all of that cash. yes, it's nice to dream about winning the bill powerball jackpot. but let's stop and think about why we're playing in the first place. >> any amount of money that is raised in a ticket sale, a portion of that will go to help students and schools across the state. >> out of the $