Powerball jackpot hits record $310 million

The Powerball jackpot now stands at $310 million for Saturday night's drawing.

RAYTOWN, Mo. — A retired Raytown grandmother is the first person in Missouri to win the new $1 million Match 5 prize in Powerball. Thursday, February 9, 2012.

No one hit Wednesday night's Powerball jackpot, so the top prize now rolls to an estimated $310000000 for Saturday night's drawing.

That`s how much the Powerball jackpot is worth after no one matched all six numbers in last night`s drawing. But someone who bought a ticket at a south city Schnuck's got very close. Lottery officials say the Hampton Village Plaza Schnuck`s in South

With a total jackpot of $310 million, Powerball has everyone dreaming big. "Not a TV, a projector, a computer projector on the wall, like a full studio theater in my room," said regular Powerball player Mark Sweeney. "I don't know, I'd like to have