Powerball prize grows to $900 million after no jackpot winner drawn

One other Powerball drawing ended with no winner Saturday evening, sending the jackpot hovering to an estimated $900 million.

No ticket for Saturday’s drawing matched the profitable mixture: white balls 2, 9, 43, 55, 57 and crimson Powerball 18.

The jackpot was estimated at $875 million.

Ticket consumers for Monday’s drawing have an opportunity at both $900 million paid out in yearly increments or a $465.1 million, one-time lump sum earlier than taxes.

The highest prize is the third biggest Powerball jackpot and the seventh largest in U.S. lottery historical past, Powerball mentioned in an announcement early Sunday.

Whereas there was no jackpot winner, Powerball mentioned three tickets that matched all 5 white balls Saturday.

The fortunate ticket holders are eligible to say $1 million prizes, together with two in Texas and one in Colorado.

The jackpot will continue to grow till somebody wins.

The recreation’s abysmal odds of 1 in 292.2 million are designed to construct massive prizes that draw extra gamers.

The biggest Powerball jackpot was $2.04 billion in November.

The final time somebody gained the Powerball jackpot was April 19 for a top prize of nearly $253 million.

Since then, nobody has gained the grand prize up to now 37 consecutive drawings.

Powerball is performed in 45 states, in addition to Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.