Lottery jackpots grow to $1.4B this weekend after no Powerball winner

(UPI.COM) – No one in the United States had the winning Powerball lottery ticket on Wednesday night, meaning the combined jackpot for it and another drawing grows to about $1.4 billion this weekend.

The Powerball pot, which was at $550 million for Wednesday's drawing, now grows to $640 million -- the fifth-largest in the game's history. The next drawing will be held Saturday night.

"Since [September], there have been 34 drawings in a row without a jackpot winner," Powerball said in a statement.

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