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Powerball jackpot at $400M after no weekend winner

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Powerball jackpot at $400M after no weekend winner AP 12:46 p.m. EDT August 4, 2013 (Photo: MAndel Ngan AFP/Getty Images) Story Highlights No winner in Powerball jackpot drawing Saturday The $400M will roll over for next time The record $590.5M jackpot was won in May by an 84-year-old Fla. woman SHARE 8 CONNECT 32 TWEET COMMENT EMAIL MORE DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — No one hit the Powerball jackpot on Saturday, so the money will roll over: A cool $400 million for the next drawing. While hefty, the prize for Wednesday's drawing is still well below the record $590.5 million jackpot won in May by an 84-year-old Florida woman. The winning numbers Saturday were 21, 24, 36, 42 and 45; the Powerball was 15. The odds of matching all six numbers are 1 in 175.2 million. Powerball is played in 43 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.