Jackpot for Wednesday’s Powerball drawing jumps to $700 MILLION

The jackpot for Wednesday’s Powerball drawing has increased to $700 MILLION with a cash value of $443.3 MILLION!

Numbers will be drawn Wednesday night. If awarded, it will be the second largest jackpot in Powerball history, and the third largest among lottery jackpots in North America.

The numbers drawn Saturday were 17, 68, 19, 43, 39. The Powerball is 13.

Last Wednesday, the jackpot was $510 million. That night’s drawing failed to produce a winner.

The odds of winning are one in 292.2 million.

Powerball is played in 44 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.