Powerball climbs to $1.7 billion with no winner Wednesday night

(CNN) – The Powerball jackpot has soared to a staggering $1.7 billion prize.

According to the Kentucky Lottery, two winning Powerball tickets were sold in Kentucky last night.

These include two $50,000 tickets, with one from Saddlebrook One at 525 West Laurel Road in London and another at Speedway at 411 Mount Zion Road in Florence.

Wednesday night’s winning Powerball numbers were 3, 16, 29, 61 and 69 with a Powerball of 22. The winning tickets matched four white ball winning numbers and the Powerball.

The current jackpot is estimated at $1.7 billion, the third largest jackpot in the history of the game, for Saturday night’s drawing.

The estimated cash value is $770.3 million.