US Powerball jackpot grows to $1.3 billion ahead of Saturday draw
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The US Powerball jackpot has grown to $1.3 billion, making it the eighth largest lottery jackpot in US history. The drawing is set for Saturday night at 11 p.m. EDT. The last Powerball winner hit the jackpot on New Year's Day, and the chances of winning are one in 292.2 million. The prize is the fourth-largest Powerball jackpot and is a little more than half of the largest ever in US lottery jackpot history. Powerball tickets are sold in 45 states, the District of Columbia, the US Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico.



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