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The gigantic jackpot for for Wednesday’s lottery drawing has climbed to an estimated $1.09 billion with a cash option of $527.3 million. It’s potentially the ninth largest in U.S. lottery history. The drawing will be held at 10:59 p.m. and televised on WABC-7 in the New York City area and Fox 29 in the Philadelphia area. NJ.com will publish the winning numbers immediately following the drawing. No one has hit the Powerball jackpot since a lottery player in Michigan won the $842.4 million jackpot on New Year’s Day, a run of 39 drawings without a top-prize winner. While no ticket holders across …

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