More than abillion dollars will be on the lineon the night ofSaturday, Sept. 6,asPowerball players across the United Statesvie for the chance to win thesecond-largest lottery jackpot in the country's history. The Powerball drawing for the staggering $1.8 billion jackpot will be at 10:59 p.m. ET, and most would-be players have an hour or two before the drawing to purchase a ticket. Players may want to keep in mind that the chances of winning this massive jackpot are quite low, as the odds are about 1 in 292 million, according to the lottery association. TheCensus Bureauestimates that roughly 342 million people live in the United States. Live updates:$1.8 billion Powerball jackpot drawing tonight. Updates on everything to know. Here are the Powerball ticket purchase cutoff times for each participating U.S. state. Most states close one to two hours before the drawing. Here are the purchase cutoff times for the U.S. states that participate in the Powerball. The exceptions are:Alabama, Alaska, Hawaii, Mississippi, NevadaandUtah. Eastern Time Zone States New Jersey:9:59 p.m. New York:10:00 p.m. Delaware:9:45 p.m. North Carolina:9:59 p.m. (Online sales end at 9:57 p.m.) Pennsylvania:9:59 p.m. Georgia:10:00 p.m. Florida:10:00 p.m. Kentucky:10:00 p.m. Connecticut:10:00 p.m. Indiana:9:58 p.m. Maine:9:50 p.m. Maryland:9:59 p.m. Massachusetts:9:50 p.m. Michigan:9:45 p.m. New Hampshire:9:50 p.m. Ohio:10:00 p.m. Rhode Island:9:50 p.m. South Carolina:9:59 p.m. Washington, DC (District of Columbia):9:45 p.m. Virginia:10:00 p.m. West Virginia:9:59 p.m. Vermont:9:50 p.m. Central Time Zone States Arkansas:8:59 p.m. Illinois:9:00 p.m. Iowa:8:59 p.m. Louisiana:9:00 p.m. Minnesota:9:00 p.m. Missouri:8:59 p.m. Mississippi:8:54 p.m. Oklahoma:8:59 p.m. Wisconsin:9:00 p.m. Kansas:8:59 p.m. Nebraska:9:00 p.m. North Dakota:8:58 p.m. South Dakota:9:00 p.m. Tennessee:9:00 p.m. Texas:9:00 p.m. Mountain Time Zone States Colorado:7:30 p.m. Arizona:6:59 p.m. (7:59 p.m. when Daylight Savings Time ends) Montana:8:00 p.m. New Mexico:8:00 p.m. Wyoming:7:59 p.m. Pacific Time Zone States California:7:00 p.m. Washington:6:45 p.m. Oregon:7:00 p.m. Idaho:7:54 p.m. Atlantic Standard Time (U.S. Territories) U.S. Virgin Islands:10:00 p.m. Puerto Rico:10:59 p.m. Jonathan Limehouse covers breaking and trending news for USA TODAY. Reach him at JLimehouse@gannett.com. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:See Powerball ticket purchase cutoff times for each US state
