By Gavin J. Quinton, Los Angeles Times (TNS)

The Powerball jackpot has swelled to an estimated $1 billion ahead of Saturday night’s drawing, marking one of the largest prizes in history.

No tickets matched all six numbers drawn on Wednesday : white balls 10, 16, 29, 33, 69 and the red Powerball 22.

The pot now ranks as the seventh-largest Powerball jackpot and the second to reach the billion-dollar mark this year, after a $1.787-billion prize — the second largest in lottery history — was split by winners in Missouri and Texas on Sept. 6 .

Saturday’s drawing will be the 42nd in the current jackpot run, tying the April 2024 record for the most consecutive drawings without a six-number winner. Three tickets sold in Maryland, Michigan and New Jersey matched five white balls Wednesd

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