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 Powerball history. The largest Powerball jackpot remains $2.04 billion, won in California in November 2022. This year has seen three major Powerball wins: the record $1.787 billion September prize, a $526.5 million jackpot claimed in California in March and a $328.5 million prize won in Oregon in January.
The winning numbers for Monday are 5-18-26-47-59 and Powerball 1. The PowerPlay multiplier is 3.
The Powerball drawing takes place live at 10:59 p.m. ET every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. Tickets cost $2 per play and are sold in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The top 6 largest Powerball wins have all surpassed $1 billion. Powerball lottery games have potentially huge jackpots because they are played in multiple states.
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