Powerball grand prize climbs to $1 billion without a jackpot winner

The Powerball jackpot keeps getting larger due to the fact that players support losing.

It happened again Saturday nighttime arsenic nary 1 matched each six numbers and won the estimated $825 cardinal expansive prize. That means the adjacent drafting Monday nighttime volition beryllium for a monolithic $1 billion, according to a connection by Powerball.

The winning numbers Saturday nighttime were: achromatic balls 19, 31, 40, 46, 57 and the reddish powerfulness shot 23.

The accrued jackpot volition beryllium the second-largest successful U.S. history. The biggest prize was a $1.586 cardinal Powerball jackpot won by 3 ticketholders successful 2016.

Although the advertised apical prize volition beryllium an estimated $1 billion, that is for winners who person their winnings done an annuity paid implicit 29 years. Winners astir ever opt for cash, which for Monday's drafting volition beryllium an estimated $497.3 million.

The $825 cardinal jackpot for Saturday's gully accrued from $800 cardinal connected Friday arsenic a effect of beardown summons sales, Powerball said.

Players who missed retired connected the latest expansive prize successful the 30-year-old lottery shouldn't instantly flip distant their receipts.

A Florida summons holder matched each 5 achromatic balls successful Saturday's drafting and accrued the prize to $2 cardinal by including the game's "Power Play" feature. Six tickets won a $1 cardinal prize by matching 5 achromatic balls, including 2 successful California, 2 successful Michigan, 1 successful Maryland and 1 successful Texas.

Another 17 tickets won a $150,000 prize portion determination were 80 winners of $50,000 each. More than 3.8 cardinal tickets won currency prizes totaling supra $38 million, Powerball said.

It has been astir 3 months since anyone deed each six numbers and took the lottery's apical prize, with a $206.9 cardinal jackpot triumph successful Pennsylvania connected Aug. 3. Thanks to Powerball's agelong likelihood of 1 successful 292.2 million, determination person present been 37 consecutive draws without a jackpot winner.

Powerball is played successful 45 states, arsenic good arsenic Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.