As of September 5, no one has won the Powerball lottery jackpot in many weeks, which means the next drawing (slated for Saturday) is worth an estimated $1.7 billion—one of the largest payouts in U.S.

The odds of winning the $1.7 billion Powerball jackpot are at 1 in 292.2 million. Those unfavorable odds are by design to help the lottery create billion-dollar jackpots. The next drawing is at 10:59 ...

The continued existence of lotteries is a demonstration of how little intuition humans have for probability. On some level, we all know that the chances of actually winning a life-changing payout are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On Sept. 3, someone might win the $1.43 billion Powerball jackpot. It might even be you! But it almost certainly won't be. The ...

(NEXSTAR) — The Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots continue to grow, reaching a combined $1.51 billion ahead of their next drawings. While neither is the largest on record, a player could become the ...