Powerball jackpot reaches $314 million

A store clerk prepares to give a customer Powerball tickets in a 2014 file photo. Credit: AP / Michael Conroy
Long Island Powerball players are hoping to be on the road to riches Saturday night, with the jackpot now at $314 million.
The drawing will be at 10:59 p.m.
The odds of a $2 ticket matching all five numbers and the Powerball are 1 in about 292 million, according to the lottery website.
Powerball is played in 44 states, Puerto Rico, Washington D.C. and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

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