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The Powerball jackpot has risen to an estimated $865 million for Wednesday's drawing after no one won the grand prize Monday night, which would have been an $800 million haul.
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The winning numbers for Monday's drawing were 7, 11, 19, 53, 68 and a Powerball of 23. The PowerPlay is 2x.
Wednesday's jackpot is the accumulation of nearly three months of no jackpot winner for Powerball. The last time a Powerball jackpot was won was on Jan. 1, 2024, when a lucky person in Michigan won the $842 million jackpot.
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If you were to win the big prize, you can choose to have the $865 millions paid out with 30 payments over 29 years, or with a one-time cash payment worth an estimated $416.1 million.
The Powerball drawing comes as the Mega Millions jackpot has risen to $1.1 billion for Tuesday's drawing, representing the eighth-largest jackpot ever.
The largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history stands at $2.04 billion and was won by a single Powerball ticket in California on Nov. 7, 2022. The winner, Edwin Castro, came forward in 2023 after months of speculation.
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Powerball is played in 45 states, as well as Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Drawings are held every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. EST from the Florida Lottery draw studio in Tallahassee.
