There have been four Powerball jackpot winners this year, the last was the $204.5 million jackpot on May 31 won by a person in California, USA Today reported. Powerball costs $2 per play with an option of selecting a Power Play for an extra $1. In two states, Idaho and Montana, the Power Play is not optional, with each game costing $3.

Two $50,000 Powerball tickets were sold in Pennsylvania as the jackpot grows, reaching $700 million ahead of Saturday’s drawing. One of the $50,000 tickets matched four of the five numbers and the Powerball in the standard drawing.

Getty Images/iStockphoto A Powerball ticket sold in Tennessee won $2 million, just missing the $650 million jackpot, lottery officials say. The ticket matched five winning numbers and the Power Play multiplier but not the Powerball in the drawing Wednesday ...