The Powerball jackpot climbed to an estimated $1.8 billion, the second-largest in the game’s history, after no ticket matched all six winning numbers in Monday night’s drawing.

Tonight could be the night for a Christmas miracle. Wednesday's Dec. 24 Powerball jackpot is at $1.7 billion and is nearing the record of $1.79 billion set earlier this year.

The winning numbers for the Christmas Eve, Wednesday, Dec. 24 drawing will be updated here after the drawing. Powerball drawings are held each Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. EST. Drawings can be viewed live at powerball.com/watch-drawing.

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Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have studied the relationship between numerical information in our vision, and how it affects our perception of space.