There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in the latest drawing of the multi-state Powerball lottery, pushing the estimated jackpot for Saturday’s drawing to $1.7 billion, the third-largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history.
There hasn’t been a drawing with a grand prize winner since May 31, 41 drawings ago, when a ticket worth $207 million was sold at a convenience store in Arleta.
The only larger jackpots in U.S. history, than for Saturday’s drawing, were the $2.04 billion jackpot for the Nov. 7, 2022, Powerball drawing and the $1.765 billion jackpot for the Oct. 11, 2023, Powerball drawing.
The numbers drawn Wednesday were 3, 16, 29, 61, 69 and the Powerball number was 22. The estimated jackpot was $1.4 billion, the sixth-largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history and fourth-largest