The Powerball jackpot ahead of Wednesday night's drawing was an estimated $1.2 billion.
The largest prize in Powerball history was $1.586 billion sold in January 2016.
The next drawing is Saturday night, marking the 40th Powerball drawing since the jackpot was last won in Pennsylvania on Aug. 3.
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