The Powerball prize has grown to $1 billion -- with a cash value of $453.1 million -- after there was no jackpot winner in Wednesday's drawing.
The winning numbers in Wednesday's drawing were: 9, 12, 22, 41 and 61 and red Powerball 25.
This is the sixth Powerball jackpot to reach the billion-dollar mark in the game's 33-year history.
With the growing jackpot, a winner in Saturday's drawing can between an annuitized prize of $950 million or a lump sum payment of $428.9 million before taxes.
"America has signaled loud and clear - it's ready to play for a massive Powerball jackpot," Matt Strawn, Powerball Product Group Chair and Iowa Lottery CEO, said in a press release.
Six tickets won $1 million or more in Wednesday's drawing by matching all five white balls.
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