Powerball Jackpot Increases to $500 Million
Maryland Lottery officials announced the increase Tuesday morning for the drawing.
The jackpot for Wednesday night's Powerball drawing was already the largest in the game's history at $425 million, but lottery officials announced that the prize pool had increased on Tuesday morning. Wednesday's drawing will now be for a $500 million jackpot with a $327 million cash option, according to an email from Maryland Lottery spokeswoman Erica Palmisano. The news comes after 15 straight Powerball drawings without a winner. Lottery officials said there have been two Powerball winners in our state since Maryland started to participate in January 2010: The last huge jackpot and previous record-holder—a $365 million prize—was claimed in Nebraska back in 2006. The next drawing will take place on Wednesday at 11:22 p.m. on WBAL-TV, …
