Saturday’s Powerball Jackpot Eighth-Largest in History

Expect long lines of lottery players at your local convenience store this weekend, as the Powerball Lottery jackpot increases to $535 million, with a $338 million cash payout.

For the Powerball beginner, you'll be choosing five numbers from between 1 and 69. You'll also choose a Powerball number between 1 and 26. Saturday's drawing takes place at 10:59pm.

The multi-state Powerball Lottery is played in 44 states and other American territories.

Powerball tickets cost $2 each. You may not want to quit your job just yet. The odds of your ticket hitting the jackpot are 292,201,338 to 1.