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The Powerball jackpot for Wednesday’s lottery drawing has climbed to $31 million with a cash option of $14.5 millions. The drawing will be held at 10:59 p.m. and televised on WABC-7 in New York City and Fox 29 in Philadelphia. NJ.com will publish the winning numbers immediately following the drawing. No one across the country hit Monday’s $20 million jackpot. There were also no second-prize, $1 million tickets sold. In New Jersey, two $50,000 third-prize tickets were sold. Both were bought online by players using the Jackpocket app, state lottery officials said. Each matched four numbers plus …

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