US EditionDrawing Set for a Powerball Jackpot that Has Ballooned to $1.8 Billion
The $1.8 billion prize grew after 41 drawings without a winner, making it the second largest Powerball jackpot ever recorded, officials said.
- The Powerball drawing for an estimated $1.8 billion jackpot was held at 10:59 p.m. on Saturday, September 6, in Tallahassee at the Florida Lottery’s broadcasting facility.
- The jackpot grew after 41 consecutive drawings without a winner since the last jackpot was won by a California player on May 31, 2025.
- No one won the jackpot Wednesday night, but 15 tickets claimed second-tier prizes of at least $1 million each, including one sold in Maryland worth $1 million.
- The estimated $1.8 billion Powerball prize is the second highest jackpot ever recorded in the United States, with winners able to choose between 30 annual payments over 29 years or a lump-sum cash payout valued at approximately $826.4 million.
- The drawing kept public interest high while highlighting that the likelihood of claiming the top prize remains extraordinarily low, approximately one in 292 million.
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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. 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 …
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