NO POWERBALL WINNER…SATURDAYS JACKPOT NEARING $1 BILLION

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Indianapolis, In. – The Powerball jackpot is on the rise after no ticket hit it big in Wednesday night’s drawing.  The jackpot, which was an estimated $700 million on Wednesday, has jumped to $800 million for the next drawing on Saturday. It has a cash value of nearly $384 million. It’s the second-largest prize in Powerball’s history. The winning numbers drawn Wednesday night were 19-36-37-46-56 and the Powerball number was 24. While the overall odds of winning any number of the Powerball prizes are 1 in 24.9, the odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million, according to the organization. Tickets cost $2, and drawings are each Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.