The Powerball jackpot for Saturday night has soared to a whopping $1.8 billion after no one won the big prize Wednesday.

The Powerball prize is the second-largest U.S. lottery jackpot, behind the $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot won on Nov. 7, 2022 in California.

No one has won the grand prize since May 31, and the 42nd drawing on Saturday will set the record for the most consecutive drawings without a big winner.

The $1.8 billion is for a winner who opts to receive 30 payments over 29 years through an annuity. Jackpot winners almost always choose the game's cash option, which for this drawing would be an estimated $826.4 million, before taxes.

How Powerball works

The backstory:

Powerball tickets cost $2, and the game is offered in 45 states plus Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and th

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