The Powerball jackpot reached a staggering $1.7 billion for Saturday's drawing after no one won Wednesday's $1.4 billion prize. This makes it the sixth-largest lottery jackpot ever. The cash value is approximately $770.3 million before taxes. Winning numbers for Wednesday were 3, 16, 29, 61, 69, and Powerball 22. The odds of winning are 1 in 292.2 million. Powerball drawings occur Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays.

Prepared by Emily Rhodes and reviewed by editorial team.