After a weekend drawing without a winner, the Powerball jackpot has surpassed $600 million ahead of Monday night's drawing.

At an estimated $605 million, the current Powerball jackpot ranks as the largest of the year, surpassing a $515 million prize won by a ticket sold in California in March. It's also now the largest jackpot since a $1.326 billion payout was secured by a ticket in Oregon in April 2024.

No matter how large the jackpot is, your odds of winning the grand prize remain the same: 1 in 292.2 million. You're more likely to be attacked by a shark (1 in 3.7 million, according to the Florida Museum of Natural History) or struck by lightning (less than 1 in a million), or even both on the same day, than winning big.

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