Powerball ticket deadlines for Saturday's $856M jackpot

As the Powerball jackpot climbs to an estimated $856 million, lottery players have one more chance to buy a ticket before the next drawing on Aug. 8. The drawing is scheduled for 10:59 p.m. ET on Saturday, but ticket sales don't stay open until then. Most participating states stop selling Powerball

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As the Powerball jackpot climbs to an estimated $856 million, lottery players have one more chance to buy a ticket before the next drawing on Aug. 8.

The drawing is scheduled for 10:59 p.m. ET on Saturday, but ticket sales don't stay open until then. Most participating states stop selling Powerball tickets one to two hours before the drawing, andcutoff times vary by location.

The jackpot is now the eighth-largest in Powerball history, growing after no ticket matched all six numbers in recent drawings. The last jackpot winning tickets, worth $20 million, were sold in Texas and Florida on May 2, meaning the prize has been rolling over for more than three months.

When is the Powerball ticket cutoff in your state?

If you're planning to play for the $856 million jackpot, double-check your state's purchase

deadlinebefore heading to a retailer. In many states, sales end around 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. local time, though some close earlier.

Here are the purchase cutoff times for the U.S. states that participate in the Powerball. The exceptions are Alabama, Alaska, Hawaii, Mississippi, Nevada and Utah, as they do not participate in the lottery.

Eastern Time Zone States
- New Jersey: 9:59 p.m.
- New York: 10:00 p.m.
- Delaware: 9:45 p.m.
- North Carolina: 9:59 p.m. (Online sales end at 9:57 p.m)
- Pennsylvania: 9:59 p.m.
- Georgia: 10:00 p.m.
- Florida: 10:00 p.m.
- Kentucky: 10:00 p.m.
- Connecticut: 10:00 p.m.
- Indiana: 9:58 p.m.
- Maine: 9:50 p.m.
- Maryland: 9:59 p.m.
- Massachusetts: 9:50 p.m.
- Michigan: 9:45 p.m.
- New Hampshire: 9:50 p.m.
- Ohio: 10:00 p.m.
- Rhode Island: 9:50 p.m.
- South Carolina: 9:59 p.m.
- Washington, DC (District of Columbia): 9:45 p.m.
- Virginia: 10:00 p.m.
- West Virginia: 9:59 p.m.
- Vermont: 9:50 p.m.
Central Time Zone States
- Arkansas: 8:59 p.m.
- Illinois: 9:00 p.m.
- Iowa: 8:59 p.m.
- Louisiana: 9:00 p.m.
- Minnesota: 9:00 p.m.
- Missouri: 8:59 p.m.
- Mississippi: 8:54 p.m.
- Oklahoma: 8:59 p.m.
- Wisconsin: 9:00 p.m.
- Kansas: 8:59 p.m.
- Nebraska: 9:00 p.m.
- North Dakota: 8:58 p.m.
- South Dakota: 9:00 p.m.
- Tennessee: 9:00 p.m.
- Texas: 9:00 p.m.
Mountain Time Zone States
- Colorado: 7:30 p.m.
- Arizona: 6:59 p.m. (7:59 p.m. when Daylight Saving Time ends)
- Montana: 8:00 p.m.
- New Mexico: 8:00 p.m.
- Wyoming: 7:59 p.m.
Pacific Time Zone States
- California: 7:00 p.m.
- Washington: 6:45 p.m.
- Oregon: 7:00 p.m.
- Idaho: 7:54 p.m.
Atlantic Standard Time (U.S. Territories)
- U.S. Virgin Islands: 10:00 p.m.
- Puerto Rico: 10:59 p.m.