Powerball jackpot jumps to $1.7 billion after another night without a big winner

Powerball lottery tickets signs are seen at the lottery vending machine in a convenience store in Northbrook, Ill., Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025.(AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Powerball lottery tickets signs are seen at the lottery vending machine in a convenience store in Northbrook, Ill., Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025.(AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Powerball play slips are seen Friday, Aug. 29, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Powerball play slips are seen Friday, Aug. 29, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
People wait in line to buy lottery tickets at the Lotto Store just inside the California border, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025, near Primm, Nev. (AP Photo/John Locher)
People wait in line to buy lottery tickets at the Lotto Store just inside the California border, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025, near Primm, Nev. (AP Photo/John Locher)
A Powerball lottery ticket is printed out of a lottery machine at a convenience store in Northbrook, Ill., Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
A Powerball lottery ticket is printed out of a lottery machine at a convenience store in Northbrook, Ill., Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
People wait in line to buy lottery tickets at the Lotto Store just inside the California border Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025, near Primm, Nev. (AP Photo/John Locher)
People wait in line to buy lottery tickets at the Lotto Store just inside the California border Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025, near Primm, Nev. (AP Photo/John Locher)
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Powerball jackpot has jumped to an eye-popping $1.7 billion, after yet another drawing passed without a big winner Wednesday.

The numbers selected were: 3, 16, 29, 61 and 69, with the Powerball number being 22.

Since May 31, there have been 41 straight drawings without a big winner.

The next drawing will be Saturday night, with the prize expected to be the third-largest in U.S. lottery history.

Powerball’s terrible odds of 1 in 292.2 million are designed to generate big jackpots, with prizes becoming ever larger as they repeatedly roll over when no one wins. Lottery officials note that the odds are far better for the game’s many smaller prizes. There are three drawings each week.

The estimated $1.4 billion jackpot from Wednesday night’s drawing would have been for a winner who had opted to receive 30 payments over 29 years through an annuity. Winners almost always choose the game’s cash option, which would have been an estimated $634.3 million.

The cash option for Saturday night's drawing is an estimated $770.3 million.

Powerball tickets cost $2 and the game is offered in 45 states plus Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

 

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