Powerball prize grows to estimated $1 billion after no jackpot winner drawn
Another Powerball drawing ended with no winner Monday night, sending the jackpot soaring to an estimated $1 billion.
No ticket for Monday's drawing matched the winning combination: white balls 5, 8, 9, 17, 41 and red Powerball 21. The jackpot was estimated at $922 million.
The cash payout for Wednesday's drawing is an estimated $516.8 million.
The last time someone won the Powerball jackpot was April 19. Since then, no one has won the grand prize in the past 37 consecutive drawings.
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The Powerball is not the only massive lottery jackpot this week. The Mega Millions jackpot for Tuesday's drawing is now at $640 million, with a cash option of $328.0 million.
Powerball drawings are held every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
The odds of winning the top Powerball prize are 1 in 292,201,338.
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Retailers that sell winning Powerball tickets receive a bonus of 1 percent of the prize amount.
Winners have one year from the date of the winning draw to claim their prize.
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Powerball tickets are $2 per play. Tickets are sold in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
10 biggest Mega Millions, Powerball jackpots won in U.S. lottery history
1. $2.04 billion, Powerball, Nov. 7, 2022 (1 ticket from California)
2. $1.586 billion, Powerball, Jan. 13, 2016 (three tickets, from California, Florida, Tennessee)
3. $1.537 billion, Mega Millions, Oct. 23, 2018 (one ticket, from South Carolina)
4. $1.35 billion, Mega Millions, Jan. 13, 2023 (one ticket from Maine)
5. $1.337 billion, Mega Millions, July 29, 2022 (one ticket, from Illinois)
6. $1.05 billion, Mega Millions, Jan. 22, 2021 (one ticket, from Michigan)
7. $768.4 million, Powerball, March 27, 2019 (one ticket, from Wisconsin)
8. $758.7 million, Powerball, Aug. 23, 2017 (one ticket, from Massachusetts)
9. $754.6 million, Powerball, Feb. 6, 2023 (one ticket, from Washington
10. $731.1 million, Powerball, Jan. 20, 2021 (one ticket, from Maryland)
