Holy Jackpot! Powerball climbs to $1.3 billion for Wednesday

Saturday's Powerball jackpot went unclaimed again — growing the jackpot to an estimated $1.3 billion for the next drawing on Wednesday.

Office pools with be organized again and lines will form for the chance at the jackpot, with a cash value of $806 million.

No ticket matching 5 numbers and the Powerball was purchased for Saturday's drawing, which had a final jackpot of $948 million, the biggest jackpot ever offered in the United States. The winning numbers drawn were: 16-19-32-34-57 with a Powerball of 13.

According to the Powerball website, nearly 792,000 tickets were sold in New Jersey for Saturday's drawing. Twenty-nine tickets matching 4 numbers and the Powerball were sold in New Jersey worth $50,000 each.

Carole Hedinger, New Jersey Lottery executive director said, “The record breaking Powerball jackpot is an historic event that will be prominent in the public’s recollection of how 2016 began. For New Jersey, it will also be remembered as the impetus to provide vital funding to our Lottery beneficiaries.” She said an assessment of how this Powerball run will positively impact the Lottery’s contribution to its beneficiaries is underway.

New Jersey Lottery spokeswoman Judy Drucker said for Saturday's drawing nearly 75 percent of the possible combinations were selected nationwide.

Several in-store New Jersey Lottery jackpot displays early Sunday morning were black for the Powerball jackpot, indicating that the signs may not be able to handle such a high jackpot.

The Powerball game, played in 44 states, has not had a winner since Nov. 4.