The grand prize’s initial estimate for Wednesday night was $575 million, but it quickly ballooned to $610 million due to sturdy sales, according to a Powerball news release.
The earlier record belonged to Mega Millions when its March 2012 jackpot reached $656 million.
In accordance with the Mississippi Lottery Corporation prize payment policy, all draw-style game prizes have to be claimed inside 180 calendar days following the draw date.