It's time to grab your tickets and check to see if you're a big winner! The Powerball lottery jackpot continues to rise after one lucky winner in Pennsylvania won $44 million in the August 19 drawing. Is this your lucky night?
The estimated Powerball jackpot is $315 million. The lump sum payment before taxes would be about $154.9 million.
The Double Play is a feature that gives players in select locations another chance to match their Powerball numbers in a separate drawing. The Double Play drawing is held following the regular drawing and has a top cash prize of $10 million.
Powerball is held in 45 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. The Double Play add-on feature is available for purchase in 13 lottery jurisdictions, including Pennsylvania and Michigan.
A $2 ticket gives you a one in 292.2 million chance at joining the hall of Powerball jackpot champions.
The drawings are held at 10:59 p.m. Eastern, Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. The deadline to purchase tickets is 9:45 p.m.