Powerball jackpot hits $1.6B | Fox Business

The Powerball jackpot rose to an estimated $1.6 billion forward of Monday night time’s drawing, making it the fifth largest prize in U.S. lottery historical past.

The pot grew after no ticket matched all six numbers in Saturday night time’s draw.

The white balls had been 4, 5, 28, 52 and 69. The purple Powerball was 20 and the Energy Play multiplier was 3.

It now has an estimated money worth of $735.3 million, in response to the lottery.

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The Powerball jackpot is now the fifth largest in US lottery historical past. (Brandon Bell/Getty Photographs)

The percentages of profitable a prize are 1 in 24.9, whereas the chances of profitable the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million.

Though there was no jackpot winner within the final draw, eight tickets matched all 5 white balls, the lottery stated. Profitable Match 5 tickets had been bought in California, Florida, Iowa, Massachusetts, Michigan (two), New Hampshire and Ohio.

Monday’s drawing — the fourth largest in Powerball historical past — marks the forty sixth within the present jackpot run, which the lottery says is a recreation report for many drawings in a jackpot cycle.

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The percentages of profitable a prize are 1 in 24.9, whereas the chances of profitable the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million. (CatLane)

The Powerball jackpot was final received on September 6, when two tickets in Missouri and Texas shared a $1.787 billion prize.

The winner can select between a lump sum of an estimated $735.3 million or an annual prize of an estimated $1.6 billion. Each choices are earlier than taxes.

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If a winner chooses the annuity prize, they’ll obtain one rapid cost, adopted by 29 annual funds rising by 5% annually.

In accordance with the lottery, the Powerball jackpot now has an estimated money worth of $735.3 million. (Reuters/Andrew Kelly)

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Powerball tickets are bought in 45 states, Washington, DC, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. Drawings happen three evenings per week, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays.

The Greatest US Lottery Jackpots:

1. $2.04 billion – Powerball; November 7, 2022 – California
2. $1.787 billion – Powerball; September 6, 2025 – Missouri, Texas
3. $1.765 billion – Powerball; October 11, 2023 – California
4. $1.602 billion – Megamillions; August 8, 2023 – Florida
5. $1.6 billion – Powerball; December 22, 2025 (present prize, estimated jackpot)
6. $1.586 billion – Powerball; January 13, 2016 – California, Florida, Tennessee
7. $1.537 billion – Megamillions; October 23, 2018 – South Carolina
8. $1.348 billion – Megamillions; January 13, 2023 – Maine
9. $1.337 billion – Megamillions; July 29, 2022 – Illinois
10. $1.326 billion – Powerball; April 6, 2024 – Oregon