The jackpots for two lottery drawings to be held this weekend will total nearly $1 billion, Arkansas lottery officials said Friday.
The Powerball jackpot for Saturday’s drawing, scheduled for just before 10 p.m., has reached $457 million and will continue to grow for Monday and Wednesday night’s drawings if nobody claims a winning ticket, according to a news release from the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery.
The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are 1 in over 292 million, according to the lottery website.
The Mega Millions jackpot is at $405 million for Friday’s 10 p.m. drawing, officials said.
The odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot are 1 in over 302 million, according to the lottery website.