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Powerball Jackpot Soars To $422 Million

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MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) — The Powerball jackpot has soared to $422 million for Wednesday night's drawing which is the largest in the nation.

Nobody has won the big Powerball jackpot in nearly three months.

If anyone matches the five balls and red Powerball in Wednesday night's drawing, it will be the game's first jackpot winner since May 7.

A jackpot winner could opt for a $422 million annuity paid out over 29 years or a $291 million lump sum. The prize would rank as the nation's 11th largest.

The chance of winning Powerball is incredibly small, at 292.2 million to one. But players have much better odds, of about one in 25, of winning smaller prizes ranging from $1 million to $4.

The big Powerball prize comes less than three weeks after a player in Indiana won a $536 million Mega Millions jackpot.

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