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The Powerball jackpot for Saturday’s lottery drawing has climbed to an estimated $131 million with a cash option of $62.4 million. 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. While no one across the country hit Wednesday’s $114 million jackpot, a second-prize ticket matching five numbers but not the Powerball was bought in Georgia. It’s worth $2 million instead of the standard $1 million because the winner spent an extra $1 for the Power P…

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