Will anyone hit the $1 billion jackpot ?

The winning numbers for the Powerball jackpot worth an estimated $1 billion will be drawn Saturday night. The drawing takes place at 10:59 p.m. ET and can be streamed live on Powerball.com .

The current jackpot ranks as the seventh-largest in the lottery game's history, which dates back to 1992. A potential winner would have the option of either receiving the jackpot prize in a 30-year annuity, or getting an estimated $457.7 million lump-sum payment. Both of those figures are before taxes, of course .

The previous drawing, which took place Wednesday, had an estimated jackpot of $936 million.

The upcoming drawing will tie the Powerball record for the longest run without a jackpot win at 42 drawings. The lottery game's last jackpot vic

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