Powerball: No winner again; jackpot rises to $865 million

The Powerball jackpot entered the top-five in the promotion’s history when there was no grand prize winner on Monday night. Wednesday’s jackpot will be worth $865 million.

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The numbers for the grand prize worth $800 million on Monday were 7-11-19-53-68 and the Powerball was 23. The Power Play was 2X.

No winner as jackpot jumps to $865 million

Update 12:03 a.m. EDT March 26: There were no grand prize winners in Monday’s drawing, meaning that Wednesday’s grand prize drawing will be worth an estimated $865 million. It will be the fifth-largest jackpot in the promotion’s history.

If a player wins the jackpot in Wednesday’s drawing, they will have the choice between an annuitized prize worth an estimated $865 million or a lump sum payment estimated at $416.1 million. Both prize options are before taxes. If the winner selects the annuity option, they will receive one immediate payment followed by 29 annual payments that increase by 5% each year, lottery officials said.

There were two tickets sold that won second-tier prizes of $1 million. One was sold in Florida, while the other one was sold in New York.

The Powerball jackpot was last won on Jan. 1 by a single ticket in Michigan that matched all five white balls and the red Powerball to win an $842.2 million grand prize. Since then, there have been 36 consecutive drawings without a jackpot winner.

Top 10 Powerball jackpots

• 1. $2.04 billion -- Nov. 7, 2022; California.
• 2. $1.765 billion -- Oct. 11, 2023; California.
• 3. $1.586 billion -- Jan. 13, 2016; California, Florida, Tennessee.
• 4. $1.08 billion -- July 19, 2023; California.
• 5. $865 million -- March 27, 2024 drawing
• 6. $842 million -- Jan. 1, 2024; Michigan.
• 7. $768.4 million -- Mar. 27, 2019; Wisconsin.
• 8. $758.7 million -- Aug. 23, 2017; Massachusetts.
• 9. $754.6 million -- Feb. 6, 2023; Washington.
• 10. $731.1 million -- Jan. 20, 2021; Maryland.

Original report: The highest jackpot in Powerball history is $2.04 billion, sold to a single winner in California on Nov. 7, 2022.

Drawings are held every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. Tickets, which cost $2 per play, are sold in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The odds of winning the grand prize are 1 in 292.2 million, according to Powerball.com.

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