The Powerball lottery jackpot swelled to nearly $700 million dollars ahead of Monday's drawing which is now the 9th largest in history.
The cash portion, if there is one lucky winner, would come to $340.9 million after taxes, according to Powerball officials.
A pile of Washington state Powerball lottery tickets. Tickets cost $2 and are sold in several states throughout the United States for a cash prize. (iStock / iStock)
There was no winner Saturday marking the 34th consecutive drawing that came up short.
The hefty jackpot continued to rise after no ticket matched the winning six numbers during Wednesday night's Powerball drawing.
The last Powerball jackpot was won on April 19 when a ticket in Ohio matched all five white balls and the red Powerball to win a prize worth $252.6 million.
A woman checks her Powerball lottery tickets at a 7-Eleven store in Milpitas, California, United States on November 7, 2022. (Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images / Getty Images)
In November 2022, a single ticket sold in California won the largest Powerball jackpot on record, worth $2.04 billion, after matching all six numbers.
- $2.04 Billion – Nov. 7, 2022
- $1.586 Billion – Jan. 13, 2016
- $768.4 Million – March 27, 2019
- $758.7 Million – Aug. 23, 2017
- $747 Million (est.) – Feb. 6, 2023
- $731.1 Million – Jan. 20, 2021
- $699.8 Million – Oct. 4, 2021
- $687.8 Million – Oct. 27, 2018
- $632.6 Million – Jan. 5, 2022
- $590.5 Million – May 18, 2013
The Powerball jackpot reached an estimated $1.6 billion on Friday, making it the largest jackpot ever. (Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) / Getty Images)
The odds of hitting the grand prize jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million.
Powerball tickets cost $2 per play. Tickets are sold in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The deadline for purchasing a ticket is 9:45 p.m. on draw nights.