Powerball officers elevated the estimated jackpot for Saturday evening's drawing to $825 million. The sport's second-largest grand prize in its historical past was raised due to robust ticket gross sales, officers mentioned in a assertion Friday.
The jackpot climbed to $800 million after nobody matched all six numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing. The profitable numbers had been 19, 36, 37, 46, 56 and a Powerball of 24.
If somebody wins the massive prize Saturday, they may select to obtain their hundreds of thousands unfold out over 29 years or go together with a one-time money payout, which was estimated to be over $410 million.
The chances of profitable all of it are 1 in 292.2 million. Nobody has gained the jackpot since Aug. 3.