AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Will this be another lucky week for CSRA lottery players?

The Powerball jackpot reached $1 billion on Friday after no one matched all six numbers drawn Wednesday night.

This is the sicth billion-dollar jackpot for Powerball. And if won Saturday, it be the largest Powerball prize won since April of last year.

With CSRA residents on a winning streak lately, there are sure to be lots of ticket sales locally as people try to win the sixth-largest prize in the lottery’s history.

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Players across our region do seem to be lucky in recent weeks.

Most recently, a player won $50,000 Wednesday night on a Powerball ticket sold

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