Monday's Powerball jackpot jumps to a record $1.9 billion
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Once again there were no winning tickets that matched all six numbers drawn in Saturday night's Powerball drawing.
That means the jackpot rolls over to a new record grand prize of $1.9 billion for Monday's drawing, according to USA Today.
The Powerball prize hasn't been won in more than three months.
The jackpot on Saturday was $1.6 billion. The numbers drawn were: 28, 45, 53, 56, 69 with the Powerball of 20. The Powerplay multiplier was 3x, according to Powerball.com.
POWERBALL JACKPOT REACHES $1.6B, BREAKING LOTTERY RECORD
Powerball logo displayed on a phone screen and coins are seen in this illustration photo. ((Photo illustration by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images) / Getty Images) The new jackpot tops the previous record prize of $1.586 billion that was won in 2016. The payout has reached this level after 40 drawings in a row with no grand prize winner. HOW TO HANDLE BECOMING A MULTIMILLIONAIRE OVERNIGHT The overall odds of winning a prize are 1 in 24.9, and the odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million. A customer fills out a Powerball lottery ticket at a convenience store in Northbrook, Ill. ((AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File) / AP Newsroom) IOWA POWERBALL WINNER REVEALS WHAT YOU SHOULD DO RIGHT AFTER YOU WIN THE $1.2 BILLION JACKPOT The Powerball jackpot was previously won on Aug. 3, when a Pennsylvania ticket won a $206.9 million jackpot. Player holding a Powerball ticket. (iStock) In August 2021, Powerball added a third weekly drawing to help increase jackpots faster. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ON FOX BUSINESS Powerball is played on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday in 45 states, along with Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Source: Read Full Article
