The $570 million Powerball jackpot from Monday's drawing went unclaimed, causing the jackpot to rise to $593 million for the next drawing on Wednesday. One player in West Virginia matched the five white balls to win $1 million. The Powerball jackpot has been steadily increasing since the last grand prize winners in September who split a $1.8 billion prize.
WASHINGTON Powerball is inching back toward top 10 territory after nobody won Monday's 570 million Powerball jackpot. It now climbs to 593 million for Wednesday's drawing. One player in West Virginia has a million-dollar ticket after matching the five white balls but not the Powerball. The grand prize has steadily increased since the last grand prize winners in September who split the second-largest Powerball jackpot in history earlier this year. On Sept. 6 two tickets sold in Missouri and Texas matched all six numbers to claim a staggering 1.8 billion prize marking one of the largest lottery wins in U.S. history. Powerball's rising jackpot comes after a long winless run for the competing lottery game Mega Millions finally came to an end last Friday when a ticket worth nearly a billion dollars was sold in Newnan Georgia. Check your tickets to see if you could be a winner The winning numbers for Monday were 7-33-50-57-66 and Powerball 23. The Power Play multiplier is 5x. The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are one in 292.2 million. The odds of matching all five white balls and winning the 1 million prize are 1 in 11 688 053. The overall odds of winning a prize are 1 in 24.87. The Powerball drawing takes place live at 10 59 p.m. ET 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 top 6 largest Powerball wins have all surpassed 1 billion. Powerball lottery games have potentially huge jackpots because they are played in multiple states. To stream 11Alive on your phone you need the 11Alive app. Next up in 5 Example video title will go here for this video Next up in 5 Example video title will go here for this video In Other News