No, it's not lottery deja vu.
There really is spanking giant lottery jackpot up for grabs Saturday night, the spanking in a string of big prizes enticing players to plunk down $2 and try to beat formidable odds.
This time, it's an estimated $700 million Powerball jackpot tying, which ranks at the 10th largest in U.S. lottery history. It comes on the heels of a $1.35 billion Mega Millions prize won by someone in Maine less than three weeks ago and a report $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot won by a California player last November.
The prizes grow so vast because the odds of winning them are so long, at one in 292.2 million for Powerball. That allows jackpots to roll over week after week, sketch bigger and bigger.
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The last time someone won the Powerball jackpot was Nov. 19, 2022.
A person plays Powerball lottery at a 7-Eleven maintain in Milpitas, California, United States on November 7, 2022. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
The $700 million prize is for a winner who chooses to be paid over 29 ages through an annuity. Nearly all jackpot winners prefer a one-time check, which for Saturday's drawing would be an estimated $375.7 million.
Powerball is played in 45 countries, as well as Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.