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Tonight’s Powerball jackpot increased to $1 billion after lottery officials reviewed ticket sales. The drawing is scheduled for 10:59 p.m.

The cash option is roughly $433 million.

The jackpot ranks as the eighth-largest in Powerball history and the largest so far this year.

A ticket costs $2. Your odds of winning the $1 billion jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million.