Due to high sales, the Multi-State Lottery Association has increased the estimated jackpot amount for the Saturday, November 5 Powerball drawing to&nbsp;$1.6&nbsp;billion or $782.4 million with the cash option selected. If won, this would be the largest Powerball jackpot in history.

The Powerball jackpot starts at $20 million and continues to grow each drawing until it is won. There have been 39 consecutive Powerball drawings since August 6 without a jackpot winner.

Ten jackpots ranging from $2.5 million to $365 million have been won in Nebraska since the Nebraska Lottery began offering Powerball in July of 1994. The largest Powerball jackpot won in Nebraska occurred in February 2006 when a group of eight coworkers at the ConAgra Foods ham and corned beef plant in Lincoln split a $365 million jackpot.

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 </figure>By NEBRASKA LOTTERYDue to high sales, the Multi-State Lottery Association has increased the estimated jackpot amount for the Saturday, November 5 Powerball drawing to&nbsp;$1.6&nbsp;billion or $782.4 million with the cash option selected. If won, this would be the largest Powerball jackpot in history.The Powerball jackpot starts at $20 million and continues to grow each drawing until it is won. There have been 39 consecutive Powerball drawings since August 6 without a jackpot winner.Ten jackpots ranging from $2.5 million to $365 million have been won in Nebraska since the Nebraska Lottery began offering Powerball in July of 1994. The largest Powerball jackpot won in Nebraska occurred in February 2006 when a group of eight coworkers at the ConAgra Foods ham and corned beef plant in Lincoln split a $365 million jackpot.

Powerball jackpot climbs to $1.6 billion for Saturday's drawing