DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- A lottery official says the estimated prize for this weekend's Powerball drawing is the largest jackpot of any lottery game in U.S. history.
Texas Lottery spokeswoman Kelly Cripe says Saturday's drawing will be worth about $675 million. That's because no one matched the numbers drawn for Wednesday night's estimated $500 million jackpot.
However, the Florida Lottery said there were two $1 million winners Wednesday in the Sunshine State, one in Fort Lauderdale and another in Dunedin.
The previous record was a $656 million Mega Millions jackpot won in March 2012.
Powerball is played in 44 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
Florida #POWERBALL players won big last night w/ 591k winning tickets worth $6.5M in prizes, inc. 2 $1M winners in Ft. Lauderdale & Dunedin!
— Florida Lottery (@floridalottery) January 7, 2016
With no jackpot winner in Wednesday's draw, the #Powerball jackpot for Saturday is $675 million!
— Florida Lottery (@floridalottery) January 7, 2016