The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million, Powerball says on its website. The largest-ever Powerball prize of $2.04 billion was won in California on November 7.Īnother three tickets, in Arkansas, Georgia and Texas, won $2 million by including the Power Play option for an additional $1 per play, according to Powerball.
Monday’s grand prize ranks as the third largest Powerball jackpot and the seventh largest US lottery jackpot, according to Powerball.
There have been 37 consecutive drawings without a jackpot winner since its April 19 drawing, when a ticket in Ohio matched all six numbers to win a grand prize worth $252.6 million. The $900 million Powerball jackpot's winning numbers have been drawn A Powerball lottery ticket seen Wednesday in Houston.
