The Powerball jackpot skyrocketed to $1.7 billion after no winner matched all six numbers in Wednesday’s drawing, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association.

The winning numbers were 3, 16, 29, 61, 69, and red Powerball 22, with a Power Play multiplier of 2.

The next drawing is Saturday night. The new jackpot is the third largest in both Powerball and US lottery history, behind only the record $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot won in 2022, and the $1.765 billion Powerball jackpot won in 2023. Both of those prizes were won in California, according to the association, which runs the Powerball game.

Powerball has now matched its longest stretch of drawings with no jackpot winner. Saturday’s drawing will mark the 42nd consecutive game since the jackpot was last won on May 31, in Calif

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