Powerball Jackpot has increased by an estimated $ 1.1 billion, the fifth largest in the history of the game, there were no winning tickets for the $ 1 billion Grand Awards on Saturday night.
Saturday’s victory was 3, 18, 22, 27 and 33 with powerball of 17. There were nine tickets that match all five white balls to win $ 1 million, but no tickets were all matching six.
The estimated cash price of $ 1.1 billion jackpot for Monday night drawing is $ 498.4 million.
Depending on the jackpot estimate, a single jackpot winner will have the option to take a lump sum of $ 498.4 million before taxes on Monday, or will have to go with an annuity option, which will include an immediate payment, after which 29 annual payments grow 5% each year, each payment is also before taxes.
Saturday’s drawing marked the sixth time in the 33-year history of the game that the top awards have climbed the billion-dollar mark.
No one has won the powerball jackpot since 31 May, when the same ticket in California Won $ 204.5 million jackpot with a cash price of $ 91.6 million.
Four of the last five billion-plus-jackpot-winning tickets were sold in California, including a ticket sold in Altadeena in 2022, which claimed a $ 2.04 billion jackpot, The largest in both powerball and lottery history,
The next drawing, which is from Florida Live Draw Studio in Talhasi, is on ET at 11 pm on Monday. The tickets are $ 2 and are sold in 45 states, Colombia districts, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands.
Keerra Fragier contributed to this report.
