Saturday night, someone who felt lucky may turn out to be the luckiest person in the world as they pick the numbers for the Powerball jackpot, now at $600 million. NBC's Miguel Almaguer reports.
If you have two bucks and a dream, Powerball has a game for you.
The jackpot of the multi-state lottery game has surged to $600 million ahead of Saturday's drawing -- the second-largest pot in U.S. lottery history.
The drawing in the 43-state game is at 10:59 p.m. ET Saturday.
The estimated jackpot surpasses Powerball's previous record set in November 2012, when the jackpot jumped to $587.5 million before two winners split the prize.
The largest jackpot ever claimed was a $656 million Mega Millions prize split three ways in March.
The estimated cash value of Saturday's drawing, should a winner choose to be paid in one lump sum, now stands at $376.9 million -- before takes, of course.
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A customer purchases Powerball and Mega Millions lottery tickets at a store in Decatur, Ga. The combined jackpots of the games are estimated at $800 million.
If you have two bucks and a dream, Powerball has a game for you.
The jackpot of the multi-state lottery game has surged to $600 million ahead of Saturday's drawing -- the second-largest pot in U.S. lottery history.
The drawing in the 43-state game is at 10:59 p.m. ET Saturday.
The estimated jackpot surpasses Powerball's previous record set in November 2012, when the jackpot jumped to $587.5 million before two winners split the prize.
The largest jackpot ever claimed was a $656 million Mega Millions prize split three ways in March.
The estimated cash value of Saturday's drawing, should a winner choose to be paid in one lump sum, now stands at $376.9 million -- before takes, of course.
A customer purchases Powerball and Mega Millions lottery tickets at a store in Decatur, Ga. The combined jackpots of the games are estimated at $800 million.