Two people in San Antonio have won $1 million prizes in lottery games recently. That seems to be giving others hope when it comes to their chances of winning a $1.8 billion Powerball jackpot this weekend.

The Mega Millions jackpot has risen to an estimated $800 million with a cash option of $401.8 million.

Ready to try your luck for $500 million? If so, you may want to snag a Powerball jackpot ticket.

SAN ANTONIO – The jackpot for Lotto Texas is now an estimated $42.75 million making it the current largest jackpot in North America and the third-largest in the world, according to LotteryPost.com. No winning tickets were sold for the jackpot on Wednesday night. The winning numbers were 2-7-18-19-44-47. Only one person has won a Lotto Texas jackpot so far this year. Lotto Texas is played by picking six numbers from one to 54 and drawings are held every Wednesday and Saturday at 10:12 p.m.