Powerball jackpot swells to $620 million for Saturday's drawing

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By , KYW Newsradio

So you’re saying there’s a chance: 1 in 292 million to be exact.

After no one matched all of Wednesday night’s Powerball numbers, the current jackpot is still in play and will balloon up to $620 million for Saturday night’s drawing.

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That sum is large enough to rank among the top 10 largest jackpots in U.S. lottery history.

Saturday night’s churning of numbers will be the 39th drawing on the current total. No one has hit on all six Powerball numbers for the grand prize since early June.

The total would have a way to go to be the biggest ever, even if it were to double. The biggest lottery win in history came in at a cool $1.6 billion back in January 2016.

The cash value of the current $620 million jackpot, if taken as one lump sum, would still amount to $446 million.

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