ST. LOUIS (AP) — After 35 straight drawings without a big winner, Powerball players will have a shot Wednesday at a near-record jackpot worth an estimated $1.73 billion.
It would be the second largest of any lottery prize ever, topped only by the $2.04 billion Powerball won by a player in California last November.
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