(Radio Iowa) – The Powerball jackpot has increased to its second highest level in the history of the game at 800 million dollars for Saturday’s drawing. Iowa Lottery spokesperson, Mary Neubauer, says this level of jackpot brings in a lot of people who don’t normally play — but she says Iowa doesn’t see the long waits for tickets that some states have.

Neubauer says Neubauer says the jackpots in the two largest lotto games end up being like a snowball that’s rolling downhill.

The big jackpots impact the Iowa Lottery’s budget — but Neubauer says they can never figure in what might happen from month to month.

The Powerball jackpot is the fifth largest lottery prize ever in North America, with the cash option of 383-point-seven million dollars if you win. The sales cut-off time here in Iowa is 8:59 p-m Saturday.