Huge Powerball drawing approaches. Here's what to know.

This page reflects the news from the Powerball lottery jackpot on Saturday, Sept. 6. For more updates read USA TODAY's latest coverage here .

A whopping $1.8 billion jackpot is up for grabs Saturday, and time is running out for players interested in the long-shot odds of winning the second-largest lottery jackpot in American history. The Powerball drawing will start on Saturday, Sept. 6, at 10:59 p.m. ET and ticket sales stop before then.

For people who can afford a ticket (or two, or more) , it's a thrilling chance at life-changing money.

"Two dollars is a low price to pay to dream about being a billionaire – that's true," said Victor Matheson, an economics professor at College of the Holy Cross who has studied the lottery and other forms of gambling for decades. "But as an inve