The Powerball prize climbed to $1.7 billion Wednesday, one of the biggest jackpots in the game's history.

Monday's drawing would be the fifth-largest U.S. jackpot ever, according to a news release from Powerball.

The Powerball jackpot has climbed to $1.6 billion after no one claimed the winning ticket following Saturday's drawing. There have been 45 consecutive drawings with no grand-prize…

So far, it's the 5th-largest jackpot in U.S. history.