Two big lottery winners in Colorado - a $1,000-a-day-for-life Lucky for Life jackpot and a $1.9 million Colorado Lotto prize. The Powerball jackpot has soared to $1.25 billion after no winners on Monday.
DENVER As the Powerball jackpot approaches record territory there were big winners in the Colorado Lottery's Lucky For Life and Colorado Lotto drawings on Monday. A jackpot-winning ticket in the Lucky For Life was sold at the Corner Store on South Boulder Road in Lafayette. The jackpot ticket was worth 1 000 a day for life a 5 750 000 cash value. The Colorado Lottery said a Colorado Lotto winner will take 1.9 million home a cash value of 950 000 after Monday's drawing. The big ticket was purchased at Winners Corner in Pueblo which is also associated with Jackpocket. The Colorado Lottery's Lucky For Life had a jackpot winner on Monday Dec. 15. The winning numbers were 12 16 27 34 and 41 with 12 as the Lucky Ball. The winning numbers in a 1.9 million Colorado Lotto drawing were 7 19 25 26 29 and 35 on Monday Dec. 15. The Powerball jackpot worth over 1 billion has jumped again after no grand prize winners were declared for Monday's drawing. A 1.1 billion Powerball jackpot was up for grabs on Monday night. But without a winner it is now up to 1.25 billion with a 572.1 million cash option. One person won 500 000 in Saturday night's Powerball drawing with a ticket purchased in Colorado. The 500 000 Colorado ticket was sold at Maverik gas station in Colorado Springs. The current jackpot has been rolling since Sept. 6 when those two winners beat odds of 1 in 292.2 million. Monday's jackpot is the sixth largest in the game's history and will continue to climb if no one wins. This year has produced three major Powerball wins the 1.8 billion September prize a 526.5 million jackpot claimed in California in March and a 328.5 million prize won in Oregon in January. The winning numbers for Monday were 59-68-63-23-35 Powerball 2. The Power Play multiplier was 4. 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 six largest Powerball wins have all surpassed 1 billion. Powerball lottery games have potentially huge jackpots because they are played in multiple states. To stream 9NEWS on your phone you need the 9NEWS 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