The prize keeps getting bigger because no one can overcome the long odds – 1 in 292.2m – to snag it
A record Powerball jackpot grew to an even larger $1.9bn (£1.67bn) after no one won the lottery drawing on Saturday night.
The numbers for the drawing were: white balls 28, 45, 53, 56, 69 and red Powerball 20. The next chance for someone to get lucky will be Monday night.
The new $1.9bn jackpot is for a winner who is paid through an annuity over 29 years. Winners of lottery jackpots usually prefer a lump sum of cash, which for Monday’s drawing would be $929.1m (£816m).
The Powerball prize keeps getting more massive because of the inability of anyone to overcome the long odds of 1 in 292.2 million and win the jackpot. To take the top prize, players must buy a $2 (£1.76) ticket and match all five white balls as well as one red Powerball.
Since someone won the prize on 3 August, there have been 40 drawings without a winner. That matches a record for draws without a winner, along with a run of drawings last year, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association based in Clive, Iowa.
Powerball is played in 45 states, as well as Washington DC, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.
