2nd largest Powerball jackpot up for grabs in Saturday’s drawing
(NewsNation) — No one won Wednesday’s $700 million Powerball jackpot, meaning that the jackpot will be even bigger on Saturday night.
Thanks to sales of additional tickets, the jackpot is now expected to be $825 million.
“If a player wins Saturday’s jackpot, it will rank as the second largest jackpot in Powerball history, only behind the world record $1.586 billion Powerball jackpot, and fifth largest jackpot in U.S. lottery history,” a release from the Multi-State Lottery Association said.
If Saturday’s drawing once again results in no jackpot winner, the size of the winnings will grow even larger.
The Multi-State Lottery Association estimates that the jackpot will reach $1 billion by the following drawing on Monday, October 31.
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