1. Find the value of a current multi-state lottery jackpot (Mega-Millions or Powerball). How many days, using the parable, would equate to the first value higher than the current jackpot.

2. Provide some speculation as to why banks do not offer interest on savings account that operate like the penny parable does.

3. Knowing that the US debt is in the trillions of dollars, estimate the number of days the country would have to wait for this parable to have enough to pay the debt.