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Powerball Jackpot Rises to at Least $1 Billion for Monday's Drawing

Monday's drawing will be the second time the Powerball jackpot has risen past $1 billion

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AP Photo/Orlin Wagner, File FILE – In this Friday, Nov. 23, 2012 file photo, a Powerball form and purchased ticket are on the counter at the Jayhawk Food Mart in Lawrence, Kan. A single ticket sold in New Jersey matched all six numbers in the Saturday night, March 23, 2013 drawing for the $338.3 million Powerball jackpot, lottery officials said. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner, File)

The jackpot for Monday's Powerball will be at least $1 billion after nobody won the jackpot Saturday night, which was worth $825 million.

The cash value for Monday's upcoming jackpot will be at least $497.3 million. Jackpot winners have the option of either 30 payments over 29 years or a one time cash payment.

Saturday's jackpot was already the second-largest in Powerball history, and the fifth-largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history. Monday's Powerball will be the second time the jackpot has ever equaled or exceeded $1 billion.

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The winning numbers for Saturday's drawing were 19-31-40-46-57  with a Powerball of 23 and a Power Play of 3x.

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The Powerball is played every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. ET.

The Powerball is played in 45 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. It costs $2 to play.

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