Powerball Prize up to $1.5 Billion, 3rd-Largest Ever in US

A rack with cards bettors can use to choose their own numbers to purchase lottery tickets for the Saturday, Oct. 29, drawing of the Powerball lottery, on a counter at a market in Prospect, Pa., on Oct. 28, 2022. Keith Srakocic/AP Photo

DES MOINES, Iowa—The bad news is that no one won Wednesday night’s huge $1.2 billion Powerball jackpot.

The good news is that means the prize has grown even larger to $1.5 billion ahead of the next drawing Saturday night. That is the third-largest lottery prize in U.S. history.