The Powerball jackpot surged to an estimated $905 million ahead of Monday night’s drawing, making it the eighth-largest prize in the game’s history.
The pot grew after no ticket matched all six numbers from Saturday night’s drawing.
The white balls were 5, 9, 35, 54 and 63. The red Powerball was 7 and the Power Play multiplier was three.
It now has an estimated cash value of $391.9 million, according to the lottery.
The odds of winning a prize are 1 in 24.9, while the odds of hitting the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million.
Though there was no jackpot winner in the latest drawing, four tickets matched all five white balls and won $1 million each, the lottery said. Winning Match 5 tickets were sold in Arizona, Florida, Michigan and New York. A ticket matching all five white balls was sold in Texas and included the Power Play option, increasing the prize to $2 million.
Monday’s drawing will mark the 43rd in the current jackpot run.
The Powerball jackpot was last won on May 2, when two tickets in Florida and Texas split a $20 million prize.
The winner can choose between a lump sum payment or an annuitized prize – one immediate payment followed by 29 annual payments. Both options are before taxes.
Powerball tickets are sold in 45 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the United Kingdom. Drawings occur three nights a week, on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
The biggest Powerball jackpots:
- $2.04 billion – Nov. 7, 2022 – California
- $1.817 billion – Dec. 24, 2025 – Arkansas
- $1.787 billion – Sept. 6, 2025 – Missouri, Texas
- $1.765 billion – Oct. 11, 2023 – California
- $1.586 billion – Jan. 13, 2016 – California, Florida, Tennessee
- $1.326 billion – April 6, 2024 – Oregon
- $1.08 billion – July 19, 2023 – California
- $905 million – Aug. 10, 2026 (current prize, estimated jackpot)
- $842.4 million – Jan. 1, 2024 – Michigan
- $768.4 million – March 27, 2019 – Wisconsin
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