(NEXSTAR) — It's been more than two months since a ticket sold in California landed a Powerball jackpot worth $204.5 million, and already another hefty grand prize is building.

As of Thursday, the Powerball jackpot sits at an estimated $482 million with a cash value of $218.9 million. Without a massive growth spurt before the next drawing, the current jackpot ranks as the second-largest of 2025. In March, a $515 million prize was won by a ticket sold in California.

Should the jackpot be won later this week, it would also be the second-largest Powerball grand prize since a $1.326 billion payout was secured by a ticket in Oregon in April 2024.

Overall, a $482 million jackpot is relatively small in the history of Powerball; it would rank as the 20th-largest since 2003, coming in just behin

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