Saturday night: Powerball jackpot soars to $1.8B; second-largest in U.S. history

SuperLotto and other California Lottery tickets FILE Photo by Alexander Nguyen Times of San Diego The second-largest lottery jackpot in U S history is on the line Saturday evening a billion grand prize in the Powerball meeting Lottery representatives raised the estimate Friday morning from billion after reviewing national ticket sales There hasn t been a drawing with a grand prize winner since May when a ticket worth million was sold at a convenience store in Arleta The run has already produced other winning tickets worth million or more and more than tickets worth or more according to Powerball functionaries Excitement is building as players look forward to the next morning night s drawing for this historic jackpot Matt Strawn Powerball Product Group Chair stated in a message Friday We encourage everyone to play responsibly and take pride in knowing that every ticket also helps advocacy good causes in their region The greater part new drawing on Wednesday included two tickets sold in California with five winning numbers but missing the Powerball number Those tickets including one sold at a Stater Bros at Arlington Ave in Riverside were each worth Saturday s drawing will take place at p m but tickets sold after p m will only be eligible for the following drawing on Monday The largest lottery jackpot in U S history was the billion Powerball jackpot won by Edwin Castro in November That ticket was sold at Joe s Operation Center in Altadena The odds of matching all five numbers and the Powerball number is in million according to the Multi-State Lottery Association The overall chance of winning a prize is in The Powerball encounter is played in states the District of Columbia Puerto Rico and the U S Virgin Islands Meanwhile the jackpot in California s other multistate lottery the Mega Millions championship stands at million for Tuesday s drawing City News Utility