The second-largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history is on the line Saturday evening, a $1.8 billion grand prize in the Powerball game.

Lottery officials raised the estimate Friday morning from $1.7 billion after reviewing national ticket sales.

There hasn’t been a drawing with a grand prize winner since May 31, when a ticket worth $207 million was sold at a convenience store in Arleta. The run has already produced 101 other winning tickets worth $1 million or more and more than 1,000 tickets worth $50,000 or more, according to Powerball officials.

“Excitement is building as players look forward to tomorrow night’s drawing for this historic jackpot,” Matt Strawn, Powerball Product Group Chair, said in a statement Friday. “We encourage everyone to play responsibly and take pride in knowing

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