The largest Powerball jackpot since Aug. 12, $635 million, will be at stake in Wednesday evening’s drawing after 28 consecutive drawings without a ticket sold with all six numbers.
Ticket sales end at 7 p.m. The drawing is set for 7:59 p.m.
The odds of matching all five numbers and the Powerball number is 1 in 292.2 million, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association, which conducts the game. The overall chance of winning a prize is 1 in 24.9.
The Powerball game is played in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands and the United Kingdom.