Powerball Jackpot Climbs to $1.1 Billion After No Winner

The Powerball jackpot has surged to an estimated $1.1 billion, making it the fifth-largest in the game's history. This increase follows the absence of a winning ticket for Saturday night's $1 billion grand prize.

The winning numbers from Saturday's drawing were 3, 18, 22, 27, and 33, with a Powerball of 17. While nine tickets matched all five white balls, each winning $1 million, no ticket matched all six numbers to claim the grand prize. The winning $1 million tickets were sold in California (four), Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania.

Additionally, three tickets matched all five white balls and included the "power play" option, which doubles the prize value. These tickets, sold in Colorado, Indiana, and New Hampshire, are worth $2 million each.

The estimated cash value of the $1.1 billion jackpot for Monday night's drawing is $498.4 million. A single winner on Monday can choose between a lump sum payment of $498.4 million before taxes or an annuity option. The annuity option includes an immediate payment followed by 29 annual payments that increase by 5% each year, also before taxes.

Saturday's drawing was the sixth time in the game's 33-year history that the top prize has reached the billion-dollar mark. The last time someone won the Powerball jackpot was on May 31, when a single ticket in California won a $204.5 million jackpot with a cash value of $91.6 million.

Notably, four of the five previous billion-dollar-plus jackpot-winning tickets were sold in California, including a single ticket sold in Altadena in 2022 that claimed a $2.04 billion jackpot, the largest in Powerball and lottery history.

The next drawing will be held on Monday at 11 p.m. ET from the Florida Lottery live draw studio in Tallahassee. Tickets cost $2 and are available in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.