An estimated $455 million Powerball jackpot is up for grabs on Saturday evening, one of the biggest in the multi-state US lottery's history, after 19 straight drawings failed to produce a grand prize winner. The odds of winning Saturday's drawing, to be held at 10:59pm ET, are currently 1 in 292 million. A grand prize winner would have the choice of taking the $455million jackpot doled out over 29 years, or taking a one-time, lump-sum payment of $269.4million. An estimated $455 million Powerball jackpot is up for grabs on Saturday evening, one of the biggest in the multi-state US lottery's history, after 19 straight drawings failed to produce a grand prize winner. The last Powerball drawing to produce a jackpot winner was on January 6, when a single ticket sold in New Hampshire won $559.7million.

Source: Daily Mail March 17, 2018 14:47 UTC