It has been since May 31 that anyone has hit all six numbers in the multistate Powerball lottery, causing the jackpot to grow with each drawing.

On Wednesday, the streak of drawings without a winner grew to 38, as no one matched the five white balls and one Powerball. The jackpot was worth $815 million. Without a winner, Saturday's jackpot will be even larger, making it the biggest jackpot for a Powerball drawing in 2025 and the sixth-largest in the lottery's history.

Saturday's $950 million jackpot marks the highest for any multistate lottery this year. If someone wins the jackpot, they have the option of choosing the $950 million payment spread over 29 years, or a lump sum worth about $429 million before tax.

The last time the Powerball jackpot exceeded $900 million was on April 6, 20

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