AUGUSTA, Ga. — The Powerball jackpot has jumped to an eye-popping $1.7 billion, after yet another drawing passed without a big winner Wednesday.

The numbers selected were: 3, 16, 29, 61 and 69, with the Powerball number being 22.

Since May 31, there have been 41 straight drawings without a big winner.

The next drawing will be Saturday night, with the prize expected to be the third-largest in U.S. lottery history.

And it wouldn’t be surprising for a CSRA resident to win, since they’ve been lucky lately. Just Friday, an Augusta resident won $20,000 playing Keno on the Georgia Lottery mobile app.

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Wednesday’s drawing came

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