The Powerball jackpot for the drawing on December 1 has reached $740 million or a $346.1 million cash value, after no one won the $719 million jackpot on November 29. The top 10 largest Powerball jackpots have all exceeded $1 billion, with the second-largest jackpot of $1.8 billion being split between two winners in September.
WASHINGTON No one won the Powerball jackpot Saturday night which means the jackpot is set to rise again for Monday's drawing. Saturday's 719 million jackpot had a lump sum cash value of 333.3 million. Now the next drawing on Dec. 1 will have a jackpot of 740 million or 346.1 million cash. It's still shy of the top 10 list of winning Powerball jackpots which begins north of 750 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. Check your tickets to see if you could be a winner The winning numbers for Saturday are 19-22-30-32-59 Powerball 1. The Power Play multiplier was 2x. The Powerball drawing takes place live at 10 59 p.m. ET every Monday Wednesday and Saturday. Tickets cost 2 per play and 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