Monday's Powerball drawing did not produce a jackpot winner, but created several new millionaires. Nine tickets matched five of the six winning numbers, each worth $1 million before taxes. The jackpot for the next drawing on Christmas Eve is estimated to reach $1.7 billion, the fourth-highest in U.S. lottery history.
This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. For the 46th consecutive drawing no one matched all six numbers of the Powerball lottery Monday although several new millionaires were created game officials announced. Nationwide nine different tickets matched five of the six winning numbers missing only the red Powerball number. Each ticket is worth 1 million before taxes. The winning numbers in Mondays drawing were 3 18 36 41 54 and red Powerball 7. The 1-million tickets were sold in Florida Georgia Illinois New York (where there were two winning tickets) Ohio Pennsylvania Tennessee and Wisconsin. But because no one matched all six numbers the jackpot will grow to an estimated 1.7 billion scheduled to be drawn on Christmas Eve game officials announced. We hope this growing jackpot inspires excitement and joy and most importantly good will to all said Matt Strawn chair of the group that runs the Powerball game and chief executive of the Iowa State Lottery in a news release. Wednesdays drawing will be the 47th Powerball drawing in a row looking for a jackpot winner a record game officials said. It will also be the fourth-highest jackpot in U.S. lottery history. The three largest jackpots were also from Powerball. They were The game is played in 45 states Washington D.C. Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million. The most important California stories and recommendations in your inbox every morning. By continuing you agree to our Terms of Service and our Privacy Policy. Follow Us Joseph Serna is a deputy editor on the Fast Break team at the Los Angeles Times and helps oversee daily breaking news coverage. California California California Thousands of homes must be built in SoCal. Architect Dustin Bramells Case Study Adapt revives the post-WWII Case Study movement to build stylish efficient homes designed for fire and climate risk. Attorney Frank Carson defended the accused for decades. Framed for murder and later acquitted a star witness admitted he lied. Stanislaus County paid 22.5M to settle his estates lawsuit. In this specially released bonus episode Madison McGhee and Jami Rice share some extremely opinionated opinions about everything from the Menendez Brothers to Jax Taylor. And just so you know they are absolutely one hundred percent right about everything. California California California California