More than a billion dollars will be on the line on the night of Saturday, Sept. 6, as Powerball players across the United States vie for the chance to win the second-largest lottery jackpot in the country's history.
The Powerball drawing for the staggering $1.8 billion jackpot will be at 10:59 p.m. ET, and most would-be players have an hour or two before the drawing to purchase a ticket.
Players may want to keep in mind that the chances of winning this massive jackpot are quite low, as the odds are about 1 in 292 million, according to the lottery association. The Census Bureau estimates that roughly 342 million people live in the United States.
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Here are the Powerball ticket purchase cutoff times for each participating U.S. state. Most states close one to two hours before the drawing.
