Powerball Jackpot Swells to $1.73 Billion, Second Largest in History

Powerball jackpot has reached $1.73 billion, making it the second largest in history. Previous record jackpots were $2.04 billion in 2022 and $1.586 billion in 2016.

Larger jackpots driven by more people playing Powerball hoping to win big, leading to bigger grand prizes.

Powerball tweaks like increased ticket price to $2 per play and new number matrix helped drive bigger jackpots.

Current 1 in 292 million odds to win Powerball grand prize. Overall odds of any win are 1 in 24.

Recent Powerball sales spiked nearly 90% ahead of current giant jackpot, with over $6 billion in sales in 2022.