Saturday could be the day someone will win the fifth largest jackpot in Powerball history.
The jackpot leaped into the top five at $1.5 billion annuity or $689.3 million in cash after no one won in Wednesday’s drawing, according to the North Carolina Education Lottery.
This jackpot is not only the fifth largest Powerball jackpot, but it’s also the seventh largest among U.S. lottery jackpots.
The odds of winning a Powerball jackpot are 1 in 292 million.
One lucky North Carolinian did win $50,000 in Wednesday’s drawing after buying a $3 Power Play ticket and matched four white balls and the red Powerball. The prize quadrupled to $200,000 when the 4X multiplier came up. The ticket was purchased using Online Play in Franklinton.
Saturday night’s drawing, the 45th in the jackpot run, represents a new record for most consecutive drawings in a jackpot cycle.
The $1.5 billion prize is the second-largest Powerball jackpot this year, trailing only the $1.7 billion jackpot won Sept. 6 in Missouri and Texas.
Players can buy Powerball tickets at any lottery retail location or through Online Play on the lottery’s website or the NC Lottery Official Mobile App.
You can see the numbers live on WRAL or wait for the numbers to drop online.
