Powerball jackpot at $610 million, 8th largest ever; when is the next drawing?
Some lucky person could be a multi-millionaire tonight.
The Powerball jackpot is now up to $610 million ($292.6 million cash value) for the drawing on Monday, Oct. 24. According to lottery officials, that’s the eight largest grade prize in Powerball’s 30-year history.
The Powerball jackpot crossed the $600-million mark after no ticket matched all six numbers drawn Saturday night – white balls: 19, 25, 48, 55, 60 and red Powerball 18. The jackpot was last won on Aug. 3, when a ticket in Pennsylvania matched all five white balls and the red Powerball to win a $206.9 million jackpot.
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Since then, the game has had 34 drawings in a row without a grand prize winner. Monday’s drawing will be the 35th draw in the jackpot run.
In addition to the Aug. 3 jackpot, there have been four other Powerball jackpots won this year, including a $632.6 million jackpot hit on Jan. 5 and split by winners in California and Wisconsin; a $185.3 million jackpot won on February 14 in Connecticut; a $473.1 million jackpot won on April 27 in Arizona; and a $366.7 million jackpot won on June 29 in Vermont.
Tickets are $2 pe play and are sold in 45 states. Powerball tickets are not sold in Alabama.
Drawings are held every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 9:59 p.m. CT from the Florida Lottery draw studio in Tallahassee. Powerball drawings are also live streamed online at Powerball.com. The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million.
To date, Powerball holds the world record for largest jackpot set in 2016. The record $1.586 billion jackpot was shared by winners in California, Florida and Tennessee.
Top 10 Powerball Jackpots
1. $1.586 Billion – Jan. 13, 2016 – CA, FL, TN
2. $768.4 Million – March 27, 2019 – WI
3. $758.7 Million – Aug. 23, 2017 – MA
4. $731.1 Million – Jan. 20, 2021 – MD
5. $699.8 Million – Oct. 4, 2021 – CA
6. $687.8 Million – Oct. 27, 2018 – IA, NY
7. $632.6 Million – Jan. 5, 2022 – CA, WI
8. $610 Million (Estimated) – Oct. 24, 2022
9. $590.5 Million – May 18, 2013 – FL
10. $587.5 Million – Nov. 28, 2012 – AZ, MO