Powerball Jackpot Rises To $1 Billion Without Saturday Winner

After no Jackpot-winning tickets were sold for the drawing on Saturday night, the Powerball prize has increased to an estimated $1 billion.

According to Powerball, the projected prize for Monday’s drawing marks just the second occasion in the Lottery‘s 30-year history that the jackpot has reached $1 billion. The estimated monetary value is $497.3 million.

The winning Powerball Numbers for the projected $825 million jackpot on Saturday night were 23, 40, 19, 57, 31, and 46. There were 3 power plays.

The opportunity to win the second-largest prize in the history of the game was presented to players. The winnings from Saturday were worth $410.2 million in cash.

In the drawing held on Saturday, Powerball announced that six tickets had won $1 million jackpots. According to the lottery, Maryland and Texas, each had one winning ticket, while California, Michigan, and Texas each had two.

Prior to the drawing on Saturday, there had been 36 consecutive drawings without a grand prize winner. The Powerball jackpot would have been struck six times this year if a player had won the one on Saturday.

Three winners in California, Florida, and Tennessee split the $1.586 billion jackpot, the highest reward in Powerball history, which was sold in January 2016.

In the drawing on Wednesday night, six tickets each won a $1 million prize by matching all five white balls. The winning tickets were purchased in New York, Connecticut, Illinois, California, and Connecticut.

On Wednesday, cash prizes totalling $21.1 million were won on more than 2.1 million tickets.

On January 5, a $632.6 million jackpot was won and split amongst winners in Wisconsin and California.

The most recent Powerball jackpot winner came from Pennsylvania on August 3, when a ticket there won a $206.9 million prize.

Overall, there is a 1 in 24.9 chance of receiving a prize. One in 292.2 million people have a chance of winning the jackpot, according to a statement from Powerball.

Each Powerball play costs $2. In addition to the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, 45 states also sell tickets. The last day for purchasing tickets varies per jurisdiction, although it is usually one to two hours prior to the drawing.

Jackpot winners have the option of receiving their reward as a lump sum payment or as an annuity, which is paid in 30 payments over 39 years.

The biggest jackpot ever won by Powerball was earned in 2016.

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