The Powerball jackpot is soaring — now estimated at $1.7 billion after no winner was declared in Wednesday’s drawing.

With millions racing to buy tickets ahead of Saturday’s drawing, one expert says players should avoid one of the game’s most popular options.

The Problem With Quick Pick

Quick Pick — the feature that lets a machine randomly select numbers for you — is used by as many as 70 to 80 percent of players, according to Powerball.net .

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But longtime lottery aficionado Dawn Nettles claims the system isn’t as random as it seems.

“Sit down and fill out a play slip,” she told the Daily Mail , warning that machine algorithms can spit out duplicate numbers — which could increas

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