LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The Powerball jackpot is still growing and now stands at $800 million for Saturday’s drawing. The cash option for the jackpot is $384 million.
If a lucky player wins the $800 million jackpot, it will be the largest Powerball jackpot won this year and the second largest Powerball jackpot ever won.
Saturday’s drawing will be the 37th Powerball drawing since the jackpot was last won August 3, 2022. One ticket purchased in Pennsylvania matched the five white balls and the Powerball to win a $206 million jackpot.
The last Michigan player to win a Powerball jackpot was Cristy Davis, of Waterford. Davis won the game’s $70 million jackpot February 12, 2020.
If a Michigan player wins the jackpot, it would be the second largest jackpot ever won in the state. In January 2021, and Oakland County lottery club won a $1.05 billion Mega Millions jackpot. That jackpot was the largest ever won in Michigan and the fourth largest in U.S. lottery history.
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