WASHINGTON — The Powerball jackpot leapt beyond $1 billion on Saturday after the sixth-largest prize in history went unclaimed.

The hype around the jackpot prize, which was last won in May, sent the total to $1.10 billion for Monday's drawing. It's now the fifth largest jackpot in history, just north of the $1.08 billion 2023 winner.

Saturday's Powerball jackpot had a lump sum cash value of $453.1 million. That's the option most winners take, as opposed to the full value paid out as an annuity.

But instead of a grand prize winner, the drawing produced a dozen new millionaires.

Four tickets in California and tickets in Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania all won $1 million after guessing all five white ball numbers correctly. Another three players, in Colora

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