The Powerball jackpot has climbed to an estimated $1.8 billion ahead of Saturday night’s drawing, making it the second-largest lottery prize in U.S. history.

The jackpot has an estimated cash value of $826.4 million, according to the Powerball website.

No one has matched all six numbers since May 31, leading to 41 straight drawings without a grand prize winner. The odds of hitting the top prize are 1 in 292.2 million.

Still, two lucky Southern Californian lottery players won over $980,000 after matching five of the six winning numbers during Wednesday night's drawing.

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

The two tickets in SoCal that hit five numbers were sold at: • Stater Bros. at 7200 Arlington Avenue in Riverside

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