The Powerball jackpot has climbed to $675 million.
On Wednesday, the numbers 2, 11, 47, 62, 63 with Powerball 17 and Power Play 3 were drawn, but no one drew the winning numbers, leaving the sixth-largest ever pot to climb beyond imagine.
With the Powerball jackpot estimated at $675 million, it now ranks as the largest ever offered in North America for any lottery.
According to the Associated Press, the jackpot would have a $413.1 million cash payout before tax. No one has won the Powerball prize since Nov. 4.
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Powerball’s largest jackpot was more than $590 million claimed in May 2013.
Obviously, since no one won on Wednesday, it is clear the odds of ever winning the lottery is astronomical.
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In fact, the odds of winning the jackpot are reportedly one in 292.2 million. The Associated Press compares the odds of winning Powerball to being struck by lightning in a year, which is one in 960,000.
Powerball is played in 44 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.