Powerball pot grows to $730M after no winner in Saturday's drawing

Jan. 17 (UPI) -- The Powerball jackpot has grown to an estimated $750 million, the fourth highest in the 28-year-history of the game, as no winner was announced from Saturday's drawing.

One day earlier on Friday, there was no winner in the rival Mega Millions with Tuesday's drawing worth $850 million.

Powerball hasn't had a winner since Sept. 16 in New York with 35 times of no winners. The next drawing is Wednesday night.

Saturday's pot was $640 million for the $2 game.

The winning numbers were 14, 20, 39, 65, 67 with a red ball of 02.

If there is a winner Wednesday, it would be sixth-largest in U.S. lottery history, which includes two Mega Million winners. The Mega Million numbers drawn Friday were 3, 11, 12, 38, 43, with a Mega Ball of 15. That pot was worth $750 million.

The Powerball jackpot record is $1.586 billion, which was won Jan. 13, 2016, and split players in California, Florida and Tennessee. The second-highest amount was $768.4 million on March 27, 2019, with the winner in Wisconsin. Also $758.7 million won Aug. 23, 2017, in Massachusetts.

The cash payout of the jackpot, rather than an annuity over 30 years, is $546 million. Also, federal and state taxes, if applicable must be paid.

The Mega Millions jackpot was last hit on Sept. 15, 2020 when Adrian Tongson of Racine, Wis., earned the $120 million prize. The largest pot of $1.537 billion was won Oct. 23, 2018 by one ticket sold in South Carolina.

The cash payout $628 million.

The odds of winning hitting the correct Mega Millions, among the 70 white balls and 25 Mega Balls is 1 in nearly 303 million, according to Casino.org.

The Powerball odds are 1 in more than 292 million among the 69 white balls and 26 red balls.