Millions, if not billions, are up grabs once a winning lotto ticket goes unclaimed. What to know about who gets to keep it.
Powerball's most recent billion-dollar sweepstakes continues.
The Powerball jackpot has risen to an estimated $1.09 billion for Wednesday's drawing after no one won the $1 billion grand prize on Monday.
Wednesday's jackpot will come with an estimated $527.3 million one-time cash payment option in lieu of the larger sum being paid out with 30 payments over 29 years.
Here are the winning numbers for Monday's $1 billion Powerball jackpot drawing
The Powerball jackpot has been growing for months, since the last winner on New Year’s Day. As a result of no winner Saturday, there have now have been 39 consecutive drawings without anyone hitting the top prize.
The game’s odds of 1 in 292.2 million are designed to create big jackpots that will grab attention and increase sales.
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Powerball is played in 45 states plus Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Drawings are every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 11 p.m. EST.
