The Powerball jackpot is an estimated $1.4 billion for Wednesday night's drawing — the fourth-largest prize in the game's history. Why it matters: It's the sixth-largest U.S. lottery jackpot overall.

The Powerball jackpot is continuing its climb into the lottery game's record books. Powerball officials announced that the game's estimated jackpot for the Sept. 3 drawing has grown to an estimated $1 ...

The odds of winning a major lottery jackpot are astronomically high, with Powerball at 1 in 292.2 million. According to math experts, the only way to increase your chances of winning is to buy more ...

Someone could become the winner of the sixth-largest lottery jackpot in history on Wednesday night. The Powerball jackpot is at $1.4 billion as of Wednesday afternoon, with an estimated cash value of ...

The estimated Powerball jackpot for the Wednesday, Sept. 3, drawing has reached a whopping $1.4 billion with a cash value of $634 million, making it one of the largest lottery jackpots ever, but a ...

Players win the jackpot by matching five white balls and one red Powerball, with tickets costing $2 per play. There are smaller cash prizes for matching fewer numbers, which can be multiplied with the ...

The current Powerball jackpot is the fourth largest of all time, as the estimated grand prize for the drawing on Wednesday, Sept. 3 is worth $1.4 billion. Millions of players across the country will ...

Hit the jackpot, meet the taxman. The Powerball jackpot has soared to a staggering estimated $1.8 billion — but the lucky winner will have to fork over millions in taxes before enjoying the benefits ...