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Powerball® Jackpot Has Hit $1 BILLION

8/29/2025 11:37:47 AM

COLUMBIA, SC (August 29, 2025) The Powerball® drawing on Labor Day weekend just got even bigger.  Saturday night the game will draw for a $1 BILLION jackpot. The advertised jackpot amount has increased by $50 million since Wednesday.

This is the 6th billion-dollar jackpot for Powerball®.  And if won tomorrow, it be the largest Powerball® prize won since April of last year.

Players have until 9:59 p.m. to purchase a $2 ticket for the drawing at 10:59 p.m.

To play, you can opt for a quick pick or select five numbers from 1 to 69 and one Powerball® number from 1 to 26. There are nine prize tiers ranging from $4 to the jackpot.

Good luck, South Carolina! Please, play responsibly. Must be 18 or older to purchase a ticket.

Odds of winning the jackpot are about 1 in 293 million.

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