By Todd Northrop

Coming into this weekend there were two big jackpots generating lots of excitement and ticket sales; going out there's just one — and it's enormous.

When Mega Million's $393 million jackpot was won by a single ticket sold in Illinois Friday night, the nation's attention shifted to Powerball's monster jackpot, which had increased to $371.1 million by draw time.

The Powerball numbers drawn Saturday night were 20, 24, 26, 35, and 49, with Powerball number 19 and Power Play number 2.

A short time later when it was determined that there were no tickets sold matching all six numbers, the new jackpot for the Wednesday drawing was set to an estimated $430 million, with a lump-sum cash option of $273.4 million.

Powerball has been incredibly hot this year.  The current jackpot run-up comes on the heels of another run-up that culminated in a $447.8 million jackpot won with a ticket sold in California in June.  That prize was claimed in July by Jeff Lindsay, who requested minimal publicity. 

The largest Powerball jackpot ever awarded was on January 13, 2016, when three tickets from California, Florida, and Tennessee shared a $1.6 billion grand prize.  The Florida and Tennessee winners claimed their prizes quickly, but the California winner waited about six months to claim their share.

Players looking to calculate what they would receive after the initial federal and state tax withholdings can find it all pre-calculated for each Powerball jurisdiction on the Jackpot Analysis page at USA Mega, a web site devoted to the Powerball and Mega Millions multi-state lottery games.

Even though nobody won the jackpot Saturday, 5 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $1,000,000 prize: 2 from California, 1 from Illinois, 1 from New York, and 1 from Texas.

None of the second-prize tickets were sold with the Power Play option. If they had, their prize would have been doubled to $2 million.

Power Play is not available in California, because the fixed nature of the prize increase offered in Power Play is not compatible with California's pari-mutuel payouts. By law, California awards all prizes on a pari-mutuel basis, meaning the prizes will change each drawing based on the number of tickets sold and the number of tickets that won at each prize level.

The California prize pool for second prize was $1,621,680 this drawing, so that cash will be split by the two California second-prize winners, who will receive $810,840 each.

Across the nation, 64 tickets matched four white numbers plus the Powerball and won $50,000.  Of those tickets, 5 were purchased with the Power Play option, increasing the prize to $100,000, and 9 of the tickets were sold in California, where the prize was worth $13,906 this drawing.

Following the Saturday drawing, the Powerball annuity jackpot estimate was raised $58.9 million from its previous amount of $371.1 million. The cash value was raised by $39.9 million from its previous amount of $233.5 million.

The next Powerball drawing will take place Wednesday night at 10:59 pm Eastern Time.

When a Powerball ticket is purchased with the Power Play option for an extra $1 per ticket, second-prize winners have their prizes automatically doubled to $2 million, while all other non-jackpot prizes are multiplied by the Power Play number drawn that evening. All prize payout amounts, including Power Play multipied prizes, can be found on the Powerball Drawing Detail page at USA Mega, as well as on the Powerball Prize Payouts page at Lottery Post.

Powerball is played in 44 states, plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.  Drawings are Wednesdays and Saturdays at 10:59 p.m. Eastern Time.  Tickets cost $2 each.

Powerball lottery results are published within minutes of the drawing at USA Mega (www.usamega.com).  The USA Mega Web site provides lottery players in-depth information about the United States's two biggest multi-state lottery games, Mega Millions and Powerball.

Top 25 United States lottery jackpots of all time

Wednesday's Powerball jackpot currently stands as the 12th-largest lottery jackpot of all time in the United States.  That position may rise before the drawing, as lotteries are typically conservative in their initial estimates, and brisk sales may push the jackpot estimate higher by draw time.

1. Powerball: $1.5864 billion, Jan. 13, 2016 - California, Florida, Tennessee
2. Mega Millions: $656 million, Mar. 30, 2012 - Illinois, Kansas, Maryland
3. Mega Millions: $636 million, Dec. 17, 2013 - California, Georgia
4. Powerball: $590.5 million, May 18, 2013 - Florida
5. Powerball: $587.5 million, Nov. 28, 2012 - Arizona, Missouri
6. Powerball: $564.1 million, Feb. 11, 2015 - North Carolina, Puerto Rico, Texas
7. Mega Millions: $536 million, Jul. 8, 2016 - Indiana
8. Powerball: $487 million, Jul. 30, 2016 - New Hampshire
9. Powerball: $448.4 million, Aug. 7, 2013 - Minnesota, New Jersey (2)
10. Powerball: $447.8 million, Jun. 10, 2017 - California
11. Powerball: $435.3 million, Feb. 22, 2017 - Indiana
12. Powerball: $430 million, Aug. 16, 2017 - Preliminary estimate, not won yet
13. Powerball: $429.6 million, May 7, 2016 - New Jersey
14. Powerball: $425.3 million, Feb. 19, 2014 - California
15. Powerball: $420.9 million, Nov. 26, 2016 - Tennessee
16. Mega Millions: $414 million, Mar. 18, 2014 - Florida, Maryland
17. Powerball: $399.4 million, Sep. 18, 2013 - South Carolina
18. Mega Millions: $393 million, Aug. 11, 2017 - Illinois
19. Mega Millions: $390 million, Mar. 6, 2007 - Georgia, New Jersey
20. Mega Millions: $380 million, Jan. 4, 2011 - Idaho, Washington
21. Powerball: $365 million, Feb. 18, 2006 - Nebraska
22. The Big Game: $363 million, May 9, 2000 - Illinois, Michigan
23. Powerball: $340 million, Oct. 19, 2005 - Oregon
24. Powerball: $338.3 million, Mar. 23, 2013 - New Jersey
25. Powerball: $337 million, Aug. 15, 2012 - Michigan

The number of jackpots in the top 25, by lottery game, are:

• Powerball: 17
• Mega Millions: 7
• The Big Game: 1

The Big Game is the original name of Mega Millions, from the game's first drawing on Sep. 6, 1996 through May 14, 2002.  The name was changed to Mega Millions starting with the May 17, 2002 drawing.

Top 25 cash value jackpots

Since many lottery winners collect their winnings in cash, the lump-sum payout is an important measure of what a winning ticket could be worth.

The upcoming Powerball jackpot ranks as the 11th-largest cash value in U.S. history.

1. Powerball: $983.5 million cash, Jan. 13, 2016 ($1.5864 billion annuity) - California, Florida, Tennessee
2. Mega Millions: $471 million cash, Mar. 30, 2012 ($656 million annuity) - Illinois, Kansas, Maryland
3. Powerball: $384.7 million cash, Nov. 28, 2012 ($587.5 million annuity) - Arizona, Missouri
4. Powerball: $381.1 million cash, Feb. 11, 2015 ($564.1 million annuity) - North Carolina, Puerto Rico, Texas
5. Mega Millions: $378 million cash, Jul. 8, 2016 ($536 million annuity) - Indiana
6. Powerball: $370.9 million cash, May 18, 2013 ($590.5 million annuity) - Florida
7. Mega Millions: $347.6 million cash, Dec. 17, 2013 ($636 million annuity) - California, Georgia
8. Powerball: $336.8 million cash, Jul. 30, 2016 ($487 million annuity) - New Hampshire
9. Powerball: $284 million cash, May 7, 2016 ($429.6 million annuity) - New Jersey
10. Powerball: $279.1 million cash, Jun. 10, 2017 ($447.8 million annuity) - California
11. Powerball: $273.4 million cash, Aug. 16, 2017 ($430 million annuity) - Preliminary estimate, not won yet
12. Powerball: $263.5 million cash, Feb. 22, 2017 ($435.3 million annuity) - Indiana
13. Powerball: $258.2 million cash, Aug. 7, 2013 ($448.4 million annuity) - Minnesota, New Jersey (2)
14. Powerball: $254.7 million cash, Nov. 26, 2016 ($420.9 million annuity) - Tennessee
15. Mega Millions: $246.5 million cash, Aug. 11, 2017 ($393 million annuity) - Illinois
16. Mega Millions: $240 million cash, Jan. 4, 2011 ($380 million annuity) - Idaho, Washington
17. Mega Millions: $233.1 million cash, Mar. 6, 2007 ($390 million annuity) - Georgia, New Jersey
18. Mega Millions: $230.9 million cash, Mar. 18, 2014 ($414 million annuity) - Florida, Maryland
19. Powerball: $227.8 million cash, Feb. 19, 2014 ($425.3 million annuity) - California
20. Powerball: $224.7 million cash, Aug. 15, 2012 ($337 million annuity) - Michigan
21. Powerball: $223.3 million cash, Sep. 18, 2013 ($399.4 million annuity) - South Carolina
22. Mega Millions: $214 million cash, Aug. 28, 2009 ($336 million annuity) - California, New York
23. Powerball: $211 million cash, Mar. 23, 2013 ($338.3 million annuity) - New Jersey
24. Powerball: $210 million cash, Feb. 11, 2012 ($336.4 million annuity) - Rhode Island
25. Mega Millions: $202.9 million cash, Mar. 25, 2011 ($319 million annuity) - New York

The number of jackpot cash values in the top 25, by lottery game, are:

• Powerball: 16
• Mega Millions: 9