Powerball jackpot climbs to $450 Million

MIAMI, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Powerball fever is likely to start spreading again. Wednesday's Powerball jackpot now stands at $450 million dollars.

After taxes, the winner would walk away with a lump sum of more than $304 million. Get ready for long lines to buy tickets as people all over the country start dreaming about what they would do if they win.

There was no winner in Saturday's drawing. The winning numbers were 5, 10, 21, 34, 58. The Powerball was 33. While no ticket was sold for the big jackpot, seven ticket holders in California, Florida, Louisiana, Missouri, New York, Ohio and Texas won a million dollars from Saturday's drawing, while a Massachusetts ticket holder raked in $2 million.

According to Powerball rules, players win by matching numbers on their $2 ticket to those drawn on five white balls and the red Powerball. A ticket that matches five numbers, but not the red Powerball, wins $1 million.

Nobody has won the Powerball jackpot since November. The biggest Powerball jackpot ever was $590.5 million. It was awarded in May 2013, according to the official Powerball website. CBS News reports the last big jackpot for Powerball was one year ago, in February 2014, when it soared to $425 million.

Powerball is played in 44 U.S. states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands. But before running out to buy a ticket, remember the odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 175,223,510, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association.