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Another day, another chance to win a billon-dollar Powerball jackpot. No one won the $1.5 billion jackpot in Monday night's drawing, so the total prize has rolled over and increased. Now, $1.73 billion is at stake in Wednesday night's drawing, according to the game's website.
Though not a record-breaking amount — yet — Wednesday’s jackpot is the second-highest on record for the multistate lottery game. The Powerball jackpot has been increasing steadily since the last time someone won the top prize — $1.08 billion — in July. If no one wins Wednesday, the jackpot will roll over again and close in on the record. The biggest Powerball jackpot was $2.04 billion won by a California man in November 2022. The odds of winning the top Powerball prize are 1 in 292.2 million.
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