It has been since May 31 that anyone has hit all six numbers in the multistate Powerball lottery, causing the jackpot to grow with each drawing.

On Wednesday, the streak of drawings without a winner grew to 41, as no one matched the five white balls and one Powerball. The jackpot was worth almost $1.4 billion. Without a winner, Saturday's jackpot will be even larger, making it the biggest jackpot for a Powerball drawing in 2025 and the third-largest in the lottery's history.

Saturday's $1.7 billion jackpot marks the highest for any multistate lottery this year. If someone wins the jackpot, they have the option of choosing the $1.7 billion payment spread over 29 years, or a lump sum worth about $770.3 million before tax.

The last time the Powerball jackpot exceeded $1.7 billion was on Oc

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