The odds of you winning the $1.7 billion Powerball jackpot are 1 in 292 million. Here are events that are more likely to happen

If someone wins the $1.8 billion Powerball jackpot there’s a good chance the public will find out little or nothing about the person.

Saturday's Powerball jackpot would be the second-biggest in U.S. lottery history, only trailing the world-record $2.04 billion grand prize won in 2022.

Edwin Castro of Altadena, California, is the sole winner of $2.04 billion Powerball drawing in November 2022. He opted for lump sum of $997.6 million.

Here are answers to the most common questions about Powerball, starting with: Where to buy Powerball tickets in Florida.

The massive prize trails only the $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot won by a California player in November 2022.

No one has won since May, making it the third-largest jackpot in U.S. history, and it could climb past $2 billion if there's no winner and the prize carries over to Monday night's drawing. That would be only the second time Powerball has reached $2 billion.

Winners can choose between 30 annual payments or a one-time lump sum reflecting the jackpot's current cash value. But then comes the taxes.