Cross your fingers: Powerball climbs to $1.6 billion, setting all-time record for Saturday drawing

Saturday's Powerball jackpot will be the highest in the game's history at $1.6 billion, likely to prompt a surge of new players with dreams of becoming an overnight billionaire.Nobody has picked the winning numbers since August, which means the jackpot has increased to a record-breaking $1.6 billion prize, with a cash value of $782.4 million, according to the organizing body that operates the Powerball.

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