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Powerball jackpot climbs to $615M as drawing nears; Mega Millions jackpot prize now at almost $500M

FILE - A display panel advertises tickets for a Powerball drawing at a convenience store, Nov. 7, 2022, in Renfrew, Pa. Someone in Washington state overcame steep odds Monday night, Feb. 6, 2023, to win an estimated $747 million Powerball jackpot. Lottery officials did not immediately make an announcement of a winner, but the Powerball website says there was a jackpot winner in the state. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File) (Keith Srakocic, Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

A $615 million Powerball jackpot will be up for grabs Saturday night for those willing to risk $2 against the odds of winning the big prize.

No one has won the jackpot since April 19 when a player in Ohio won $252.6 million. Since then, there have been 33 consecutive drawings without a jackpot winner.

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The $615 million jackpot is for winners who opt for an annuity, paid over 29 years. A $310.6 million cash option pays an immediate lump sum.

Powerball is played in 45 states, as well as Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.


Meanwhile, the Mega Millions jackpot prize is now estimated to be at about $480 million, making it the 14th largest prize in the lottery game’s history, after no tickets sold matched all six numbers in the drawing on Friday.

The drawing for the prize money will be on Tuesday, which will be the 24th roll for it since the jackpot was last won on April 18 in New York.

There were six jackpot winners in less than four months at the beginning of the year, according to Mega Millions.

Read more on NBC News here.


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