There have been 33 consecutive draws with no jackpot winners.
The Powerball jackpot prize for Saturday night’s drawing has increased to $1.4 billion, with a cash value of $614 million.
According to Powerball, it is the game’s third-largest prize ever.
The Powerball jackpot was last hit in the July 19, 2023 drawing. There have been 33 consecutive draws without any jackpot wins. This is the first time that back-to-back Powerball jackpot cycles have yielded billion-dollar grand prizes.
“This has become another top-charting jackpot in the Powerball game, and we have aligned many factors at the right time to be able to support back-to-back billion-dollar jackpots in just a few months,” Drew Svitko said. , President of Powerball Products Group and Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Lottery.
“It’s exciting to dream of winning the billion-dollar Powerball jackpot, please remember to play responsibly and sign your ticket. We look forward to hitting the winning numbers tomorrow night!” Svitko said.
The prize follows the $1.08 billion Powerball jackpot won in California on July 19.
The Powerball jackpot last hit Wednesday night, when no tickets matched six white balls 9, 35, 54, 63, 64 and the red Powerball 1.
According to Powerball, the odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million.
The draw will be held at the Florida Lottery Draw Studio in Tallahassee just before 11 p.m. ET.