WASHINGTON — The Powerball jackpot has climbed to $740 million for Monday's drawing, with a cash option of $346.1 million, after no ticket matched all six numbers in Saturday's drawing.

If a player wins the jackpot, it would be the second-largest Powerball jackpot won this year. The prize pales in comparison to September's historic drawing , when two tickets sold in Missouri and Texas split a $1.8 billion jackpot — the second-largest U.S. lottery prize ever won.

Monday's drawing will be the 37th drawing since the jackpot was last won Sept. 6, when the Missouri and Texas winners overcame odds of 1 in 292.2 million. That winning streak of 42 consecutive drawings without a jackpot winner set a new Powerball record.

While Monday's jackpot is substantial, it doesn't crack the top 10 in Pow

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