The Powerball jackpot continues to grow. That’s because there were no grand prize winners after Monday night’s drawing, according to Powerball officials.An estimated $1.066 billion dollar jackpot was up for grabs.The numbers pulled for Monday night’s drawing are: White balls 12, 26, 27, 43, 47 and red Powerball 5As a result of no one winning the grand prize Monday night, the jackpot, early Tuesday morning, climbed to an estimated $1.2 billion ($551.7 million cash value).The massive prize for Monday’s drawing was the second-largest jackpot this year and the fourth-largest in the lottery’s history, Powerball said. Wednesday’s estimated jackpot ranks as the third largest in the Powerball game and seventh largest among U.S. lottery jackpots, according to Powerball officials.Video above: Rossen Reports: Lottery scam alert, criminals using new trick as jackpots riseIf a player had picked all the right numbers in Monday’s drawing, they would have had the option of a lump sum payment of $490.2 million – before taxes.The jackpot crossed the billion-dollar mark after no ticket matched all six numbers drawn on Saturday: white balls 19, 30, 37, 44 and 46 and red Powerball 22.While no one scored the top prize Saturday, there were more than 2.5 million winning tickets at lesser values, including two tickets winning $2 million and five tickets winning $1 million, the lottery announced. “The Monday drawing produced more than 2.7 million winning tickets across the country, including two tickets, sold in Delaware and Michigan, that matched all five white balls to win $1 million prizes,” Powerball said in a release early Tuesday morning.Overall, the odds of winning a Powerball prize of any amount are 1 in 24.9, the lottery says. But the chances of winning a grand prize are exceedingly slim at 1 in 292.2 million.
The Powerball jackpot continues to grow. That’s because there were no grand prize winners after Monday night’s drawing, according to Powerball officials.
An estimated $1.066 billion dollar jackpot was up for grabs.
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The numbers pulled for Monday night’s drawing are:
White balls 12, 26, 27, 43, 47 and red Powerball 5
As a result of no one winning the grand prize Monday night, the jackpot, early Tuesday morning, climbed to an estimated $1.2 billion ($551.7 million cash value).
The massive prize for Monday’s drawing was the second-largest jackpot this year and the fourth-largest in the lottery’s history, Powerball said.
Wednesday’s estimated jackpot ranks as the third largest in the Powerball game and seventh largest among U.S. lottery jackpots, according to Powerball officials.
Video above: Rossen Reports: Lottery scam alert, criminals using new trick as jackpots rise
If a player had picked all the right numbers in Monday’s drawing, they would have had the option of a lump sum payment of $490.2 million – before taxes.
The jackpot crossed the billion-dollar mark after no ticket matched all six numbers drawn on Saturday: white balls 19, 30, 37, 44 and 46 and red Powerball 22.
While no one scored the top prize Saturday, there were more than 2.5 million winning tickets at lesser values, including two tickets winning $2 million and five tickets winning $1 million, the lottery announced.
“The Monday drawing produced more than 2.7 million winning tickets across the country, including two tickets, sold in Delaware and Michigan, that matched all five white balls to win $1 million prizes,” Powerball said in a release early Tuesday morning.
Overall, the odds of winning a Powerball prize of any amount are 1 in 24.9, the lottery says. But the chances of winning a grand prize are exceedingly slim at 1 in 292.2 million.
