Powerball players will get another chance Monday at a jackpot estimated at over $1 billion, after no one won the big prize Saturday night.
No one has matched all six numbers since May 31, allowing the jackpot to swell to $1.1 billion, which would be the fifth-largest prize in the game’s history. Payments would be spread over 30 years, or a winner could choose an immediate lump sum of an estimated $498.4 million, again before taxes.
As ticket sales climbed last week, game officials raised the estimated Saturday night jackpot to $1 billion from $950 million, before taxes. Payments would be spread over 30 years, or a winner can choose an immediate lump sum of $453 million, again before taxes.
The top Powerball jackpot was $2.04 billion on Nov. 7, 2022. The largest Mega Millions jackpot was