Powerball prize climbs to $1.3 billion ahead of Saturday's drawing

Lottery players will have another shot Saturday night at a Powerball jackpot that has grown to an estimated $1.3 billion after more than three months without a winner.

There have been 40 consecutive drawings since the last time someone won Powerball's top prize on New Year's Day, when a single ticket in Michigan had the numbers for a top prize of $842.2 million.

The 41st drawing Saturday night will tie a record for drawings set twice before in 2022 and 2021. Saturday's jackpot will be Powerball's fourth biggest ever and the eighth largest in U.S. lottery history.