The Powerball jackpot has climbed to $820 million ahead of Saturday's drawing after no ticket matched all six numbers in Wednesday's draw.
Wednesday's winning numbers were 1, 14, 20, 46 and 51, with the Powerball 26. While the top prize went unclaimed, three players won smaller amounts: one in Kentucky won $2 million on the Match 5 + Power Play, and one each in California and Florida won $1 million for matching five numbers.
The jackpot rose from an estimated $779 million. Winners can choose between an annuity paid over 30 years totalling $820 million or a lump sum cash value of $383.5 million.
In September, a Missouri player and a Texas player shared a nearly $1.8 billion jackpot. The Missouri winner joked that his wife would "drag me out of town now." The largest Powerball jackpot in history, worth $2.04 billion, was won in November 2022 by Edwin Castro of California, raising $156 million for California's public schools.
The California Lottery has generated more than $48 billion for the state's public schools since 1985.
