TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Powerball is popping heads as soon as once more because it affords greater than half a billion dollars for Monday night time's drawing.
The prize surged to $502 million with a money possibility of $271.1 million after Saturday's drawing.
The lottery recreation has been with out a grand prize winner since Nov. 19, the identical month Powerball had a record-breaking $2.04 billion jackpot. Whereas $502 million is an attention-grabbing quantity, the jackpot prize hasn't cracked the highest 10 largest lottery prizes within the U.S.
Earlier this month, one other widespread lottery recreation had an enormous billion-dollar payout. A Mega Thousands and thousands ticket offered in Maine gained $1.35 billion, making it the fourth-largest lottery prize.
Powerball profitable numbers for Jan. 23
The profitable numbers for Monday had been 12-31-47-58-60, Powerball 23.
What are the percentages of profitable the Powerball?
Odds of profitable the Powerball jackpot are slim — one in 292.2 million.
Over the previous few years, enormous lottery jackpots have grow to be extra frequent as lottery officers have modified the foundations and ticket costs to spice up prime prizes.
In 2021, the lottery recreation noticed its largest change as Powerball officers added a Monday drawing to its weekly lineup of Wednesday and Saturday night drawings. On the time of the announcement, Powerball proclaimed the addition of the Monday drawing would result in "bigger, faster-growing jackpots."
Powerball is performed in 45 states, in addition to Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
What are the biggest US lottery jackpots ever gained?
$2.04 billion, Powerball, Nov. 8, 2022 (one ticket, from California)
$1.586 billion, Powerball, Jan. 13, 2016 (three tickets, from California, Florida, Tennessee)
$1.537 billion, Mega Thousands and thousands, Oct. 23, 2018 (one ticket, from South Carolina)
$1.35 billion Mega Thousands and thousands, Jan. 13, 2023 (one ticket, from Maine)
$1.337 billion, Mega Thousands and thousands, July 29, 2022 (one ticket, from Illinois)
$1.05 billion, Mega Thousands and thousands, Jan. 22, 2021 (one ticket, from Michigan)
$768.4 million, Powerball, March 27, 2019 (one ticket, from Wisconsin)
$758.7 million, Powerball, Aug. 23, 2017 (one ticket, from Massachusetts)
$731.1 million, Powerball, Jan. 20, 2021 (one ticket, from Maryland)
$699.8 million, Powerball, Oct. 4, 2021 (one ticket, from California)