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Wednesday Powerball Third Largest in History

Drawing is now at $400M thanks to brisk sales this weekend.

By Judy Mottl

Experienced lottery players know that the Powerball drawing just got bigger this weekend, but those who don't play often may want to stop and grab a ticket given the top prize is now at $400 million.

The $100 million jump from Saturday’s advertised $300 million jackpot is due to brisk sales across all participating Powerball states.

The largest Powerball jackpot to date was $590.5 million, won in Florida in May 2013. At $400 million, Wednesday’s jackpot is the third largest in Powerball history.  

If no one matches all five numbers plus the Powerball in Wednesday night’s drawing, the jackpot will continue to grow.

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