DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Powerball drawing will be held Saturday for what would be second highest lottery jackpot on record : an estimated $1.8 billion.

What You Need To Know • A Powerball drawing will be held Saturday for what would be second highest lottery jackpot on record: an estimated $1.8 billion • The prize ballooned after the lottery held more than 40 consecutive drawings without anyone matching all of the game's six numbers • No one has won the grand prize since May 31

The prize ballooned after the lottery held more than 40 consecutive drawings without anyone matching all of the game's six numbers. Whenever a drawing fails to get a winner, the lottery rolls over the winnings.

The game's terrible odds of 1 in 292.2 million are designed to generate big jackpots and ever-l

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