Powerball jackpot up to record $2.9 billion after no winner in US

A record Powerball jackpot in the US grew to an even larger $1.9 billion ($2.94b) after no one won the lottery drawing on Saturday night.

The website of the California Lottery Association said the next chance for someone to get lucky will be Monday.

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The new $1.9 billion ($2.94b) jackpot is for a winner who is paid through an annuity over 29 years.

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Winners of lottery jackpots usually prefer a lump sum of cash, which for Monday's drawing would be US$929.1 million ($1.437b), the California lottery site said.

The Powerball prize keeps getting more massive because of the inability of anyone to overcome the long odds of 1 in 292.2 million and win the jackpot.

To take the top prize, players must match all five white balls and one red Powerball.

Since someone won the prize on August 3, there have been 40 drawings without a winner.

Powerball is played in 45 states, as well as Washington, DC, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.

The numbers for the drawing were: white balls 28, 45, 53, 56, 69 and red Powerball 20.

Source: 9News