NEW: The Powerball jackpot has now climbed to $1.6 billion ahead of Saturday's drawing, the largest pot in the game's history.
If you're one of those people who always opts for numbers around birthdays, it's time to. Why? Those are dates, which means you limit your number range to between 1 and 31 -- and those would cut you off from three of those first five most frequently picked numbers., right? And some numbers pairs appear more likely to come up in Powerball, according to Powerball.net. Six pairs of numbers have come up at least 10 times since 2015 -- 32/58, 8/27, 7/15, 36/61, 51/61 and 37/44.
. Can you imagine choosing the right numbers, second-guessing yourself and switching them only to realize you would have hit a much larger prize if you stuck with your original choices? If you've got a feeling about a number or numbers, stick with them -- just try to differentiate your choices enough to spread them over a few tickets., for those who like to get super involved in the details. And remember, you can't win if you don't have a ticket.
The jackpot was last won on Aug. 3, when a ticket in Pennsylvania earned $206.9 million. Since then, the game has had dozens of drawings without a grand prize winner. Wednesday's drawing will be the 39th draw in the jackpot run.
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