Powerball Jackpot Swells to $1.3 Billion, Ties Record for Most Consecutive Drawings Without Winner
• Powerball jackpot at record $1.3 billion ahead of Saturday's drawing after 41 drawings with no winner • Ties the game's record for most consecutive drawings without a jackpot winner • Fourth-largest Powerball jackpot ever and eighth-largest overall • Lump sum payout would be $608.9 million pre-tax or annual payouts over 29 years • Next drawing on Saturday night with 1 in 292 million odds of winning jackpot