An estimated $650 million jackpot is at stake in Monday’s Powerball drawing after no winning tickets were sold for Saturday’s drawing.
The new jackpot for this Monday’s drawing is the ninth highest in the game’s history. The Powerball jackpot rolled after no one matched all six numbers drawn: white balls 7, 23, 24, 32, 43 and red Powerball 18, Powerball officials said Sunday. The Power Play multiplier was 2X.
No one has won the Powerball since April 19, when a ticket in Ohio fetched a prize of $252.6 million. There have been 34 consecutive draws without a jackpot winner.
The game’s miserable odds of 1 in 292.2 million are said to create big prizes that will attract more players. The biggest Powerball jackpot of all time was last November’s $2.4 billion Powerball.
The $650 million jackpot goes to winners who choose an annuity that pays out over 29 years. Most winners prefer cash, which would be $328.3 million in Monday night’s drawing.
Powerball is played in 45 states, as well as Washington, DC, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.