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Powerball jackpot climbs to $400 million

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CHICAGO, IL - AUGUST 07:  Cards used to select Powerball and other lottery numbers sit on the counter at a 7-Eleven store on August 7, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois. The Powerball jackpot for tonight's drawing is $425 million, the third-highest total ever.  (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

(Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

NEW YORK — The next Powerball winner could get $400 million.

More than 2 million players took home smaller prizes on Saturday. Three contestants took home $1 million apiece. Someone in Pennsylvania also won $2 million.

But no one claimed the grand prize, which keeps growing.

The next drawing is on Wednesday. Powerball estimates the chances of someone picking the jackpot-winning numbers are about 1 in 300 million.

A $400 million win would be one of the biggest Powerball jackpots of all time.

An 84-year-old Floridian won the biggest grand prize in the game’s history in May 2013. It was a $590.5 million jackpot.