The Powerball jackpot has risen to $1.7 billion. That's because there was no big winner after Wednesday night's drawing, according to the Powerball website .

Here are the numbers for the Wednesday, Sept. 3 drawing:

3-16-29-61-69 Powerball 22

The Powerplay Multiplier was 2x

The new jackpot has an estimated cash value of $770.3 million, Powerball officials said early Thursday morning.

The Powerball jackpot for Saturday, Sept. 6, ranks as the third-largest jackpot in U.S. lottery history.

The overall odds of winning a prize are 1 in 24.9. The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million, Powerball officials said Wednesday morning.

While there was no jackpot winner after Wednesday's drawing, players are being reminded by Powerball officials to check their tickets carefully beca

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