A cashier holds Powerball lottery tickets at a 7-Eleven tend in Milpitas, California, United States on November 7, 2022. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
The Powerball jackpot grew to an estimated $747 million once no one beat the odds and won the top prize in Saturday night's drawing.
The numbers breeze were: 2, 8, 15, 19, 58 and Powerball 10.
The $747 million Powerball jackpot up for grabs Monday night is the ninth largest in U.S. lottery history and the novel in a string of huge lottery prizes. Someone in Maine won a $1.35 billion Mega Millions prize less than three weeks ago and a California player won a picture $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot last November.
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The jackpots grow so sizable because the tough odds offer just a miniscule chance of matching all six numbers and winning the top prize. That enables the jackpots like Saturday night's $700 million top prize to roll over and increase for months.
The last time someone overcame the odds of one in 292.2 million and won the Powerball jackpot was Nov. 19, 2022.
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The $747 million moderators is for a winner who is paid through an annuity over 29 existences. Winners usually opt for cash, which for Monday night's pulling would be $403.1 million.
Powerball is played in 45 countries, as well as Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
