The Powerball jackpot continued to grow after no ticket matched all six numbers Monday night to claim the $1.07 billion top prize.
The massive jackpot is now at an estimated $1.2 billion – with a one-off cash payout option of $551.7 million – heading into Wednesday night’s draw. It is the third largest prize offered in the history of the game.
The winning numbers drawn Monday night were 12, 26, 27, 43 and 47 with the red Powerball number 5. The Power Play option is 2X.
There is a 1 in 292.2 million chance of winning the top prize, according to the game.
Four lucky winners have claimed the bulk of the cash after matching all five white numbers, the game announced Monday night.
A player in Delaware and another in Michigan won $1 million while two players – one in New York and one in South Carolina – won $2 million through Power Play picks.
Chevy Johnson, a resident of Broward County, Fla., holds three Powerball tickets he bought in hopes of winning a jackpot of more than $1 billion, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Oct. 2. 2023.AP
The last time a Powerball player claimed a winning jackpot was on July 19 when a Californian claimed a $1.08 billion prize, the lottery said.
At the time, that was the largest Powerball jackpot of 2023 and the third largest in the game’s history.
The jackpot has been up for grabs in 32 consecutive draws since the July win.
Bronx resident Willie Perez holds his Powerball ticket after purchasing it on Sept. 30, 2023.TOMAS E. GASTON
The current run marks the first time in the game’s history that the billion-dollar top prize will be won consecutively, Powerball said.
Behind that is the $754.6 million top prize won by a player in Washington in February, which is now marked as the game’s seventh-largest prize.
Powerball tickets are $2 per game and are sold in 45 states, Washington, DC, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.
The games say more than half of ticket sales revenue stays in the jurisdiction where they are sold.
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