LOS ANGELES (KNX) — The already massive Powerball jackpot keeps growing and has now hit an estimated $800 million — the second-biggest and fifth-largest in U.S. lottery history.
No person bought a winning ticket for Wednesday night's Powerball jackpot of about $700 million — the game's biggest this year. So for Saturday night's drawing, the grand prize grows to at least approximately $800 million, Powerball officials said. The number could rise as hopeful winners gobble up more tickets.
Wednesday was the 36th straight time no one won the Powerball pot of gold.
Powerball's biggest jackpot was also the largest ever won in any lottery anywhere in the world, a colossal $1.586 billion in January 2016. Ticketholders in California, Florida, and Tennessee split those winnings.
Powerball jackpot winners can collect their prize winnings in an immediate lump sum, which would amount to an estimated $383.7 million in cash value if someone wins Saturday, or as an annuity. The latter option pays out the total jackpot amount over roughly 30 years.
Wednesday night's winning numbers were 19, 36, 37, 46, 56, and a Powerball of 24.
Powerball offers nine ways to win. Lottery officials say six tickets were million-dollar winners Wednesday: one in Connecticut, Illinois, Michigan, and New York, and two in California. They matched all five white balls but did not guess the correct Powerball.
Winners have claimed Powerball jackpots five times so far this year.
The odds of winning any prize are one in 24.9. But the odds of winning the jackpot are one in 292.2 million.
Powerball tickets cost $2 each and are sold in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Powerball drawings are broadcast live every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. ET and live-streamed at Powerball.com.
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