Powerball jackpot nears $1 billion mark after no one won $905 million grand prize

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The estimated Powerball jackpot for Wednesday is at least $975 million after no winning tickets were sold for Monday's $905 million prize.
The cash value option for Wednesday's drawing is estimated at $422.3 million before taxes.
Jackpots increase as more tickets are sold, with a $1 billion prize being the eighth for Powerball and fifteenth in U.S. lottery history.
The largest Powerball jackpot was $2.04 billion in November 2022.
Powerball tickets cost $2 and are sold in 45 states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, with U.K. sales only counting towards the jackpot.
The odds of winning the grand prize are 1 in 292,201,338.
Drawings are held Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays at 10:59 p.m. ET.

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