Powerball Jackpot Upped to $550 Million

Saturday's Powerball jackpot has become what will be the third-largest jackpot prize in American history.

Thanks to strong sales, the jackpot was raised from $475 million to $550 million, with a $350.1 million cash option. It is the second largest prize in Powerball's history. No ticket has had the winning numbers for the past 13 drawings—since early April, according to a Maryland Lottery press release.

Maryland has had two winning Powerball tickets since the Maryland Lottery joined the game in 2010. One was a Pennsylvania couple who purchased a ticket in Elkton on Christmas Eve in 2011 that won them $128.8 million. That September, an Abingdon couple won $108.8 million, according to the release.

Maryland's last jackpot win was in February, when a couple in Mt. Airy won $26 million in Mega Millions. Last year, three people split their share of the winnings from a $656 million Mega Millions ticket sold in Milford Mill. Winning tickets for that drawing were also sold in Illinois and Kansas.

The drawing will be aired live locally on WBAL-TV at 11:22 p.m. Saturday.

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