The largest multi-state lottery drawing of 2025 takes place Monday night as the Powerball jackpot has surpassed the $600 million mark. The estimated grand prize for the drawing on Aug. 18, is worth $605 million with a cash option of $273.4 million.

Monday’s jackpot is the largest prize Powerball or Mega Millions have advertised this year. In recent years, jackpots have approached or surpassed the $1 billion mark with regularity, but in 2025, that hasn’t been the case.

There have been a handful of grand prize winners this year for both games, causing the jackpots to reset. Following a win, sales tend to slow down as casual players are more likely to play when the grand prize is larger.

Huge changes to the Mega Millions game have also slowed down the larger jackpot from happening. In Apri

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