No one won the $654 million Powerball jackpot on Monday, so the prize will increase to $689 million for the next drawing on Wednesday. One ticket in Illinois matched the five white balls and is worth $1 million.
WASHINGTON No winners Monday means Powerball's jackpot will rise again for Wednesday's drawing. The estimated 654 million grand prize will jump to 689 million. Nobody matched all five numbers and the Powerball Monday but one ticket in Illinois matched the five white balls and is worth 1 million. 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 when a ticket worth nearly a billion dollars was sold in Newnan Georgia. Monday's 654 million jackpot had a lump sum cash value of 303.2 million. It's still shy of the top 10 list of winning Powerball jackpots which begins north of 750 million. Check your tickets to see if you could be a winner The winning numbers for Monday were 8-16-26-30-58 Powerball 14. The Power Play multiplier was 2. 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 12News on your phone you need the 12News 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