The ongoing Powerball jackpot marks the seventh-largest jackpot in Powerball history. The next drawing is to take place Wednesday, Aug. 27 at 10:59 p.m.

The jackpot currently sits at $815 million. There have been five times in Powerball history in which the jackpot has reached more than $1 billion.

For those interested, there's still time to buy tickets for the Aug. 27 drawing, as the cut-off time in New Jersey is 9:59 p.m.

How to play Powerball

Powerball costs $2 per ticket. Tickets are sold at most gas stations, convenience stores and grocery stores.

In New Jersey and 16 other U.S. states and territories, Powerball tickets can be bought online using Jackpocket , the official digital lottery courier of the USA TODAY Network.

To fill out a Powerball play slip, you pick a total

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