Mass. Powerball Sales are Skyrocketing

Sales for tonight's Powerball drawing continue to rise in Massachusetts and across the country with the current jackpot estimated at $900 million.

As of noon Saturday, Massachusetts Powerball sales were at $15,000 per minute, according to the Mass. State Lottery Twitter account.

Total sales for this drawing have reached near $20 million, a single game record in Massachusetts.

Tonight's drawing will take place at 11:20 p.m., but the betting pool closes at 9:50 p.m., according to the State's Lottery website.

Let's take a look at your odds of winning tonight:

Match	+	Powerball	Probability	Top Prize
5	+	1	1 in 292,201,338.00	JACKPOT
5			1 in 11,688,053.52	$1,000,000
4	+	1	1 in 913,129.18	$50,000
4			1 in 36.525.16	$100
3	+	1	1 in 14,842.11	$100
3			1 in 579.76	$7
2	+	1	1 in 701.32	$7
1	+	1	1 in 91.97	$4
0	+	1	1 in 38.32	$4

Tonight's $900 million jackpot has an estimated cash option of $558 million, which still isn't too bad.

If the jackpot isn't hit tonight, the pool will continue to grow and another drawing will take place Wednesday night.