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LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Someone could start of 2024 with a big windfall, as the 10th largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history will be on the line in Monday evening's Powerball drawing.
Monday's jackpot swelled to $810 million after no tickets were sold matching all six numbers in Saturday's drawing, the 32nd consecutive draw since the last time a grand prize ticket was sold in the multi-state game, according to lottery officials.
There were seven tickets sold with five numbers, but missing the Powerball number, including one each sold in Texas and West Virginia, which were each worth $2 million because the players utilized the Power Play option, where for an additional $1 per play, a ticket with five numbers, but missing the Powerball number, is worth $2 million.
The ones sold in Colorado, New York, Ohio, South Carolina and Tennessee were each worth $1 million, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association, which conducts the game.
The numbers drawn Saturday were 10, 11, 26, 27, 34 and the Powerball number was 7. The estimated jackpot was $786 million.
Monday's drawing will take place at 7:59 p.m., but ticket sales for the drawing are cut off at 7 p.m. No tickets are sold from 7 to 7:05 p.m., and tickets sold after 7:05 p.m. are eligible for the following draw.
The odds of matching all five numbers and the Powerball number is 1 in 292.2 million, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association. The overall chance of winning a prize is 1 in 24.9.
The Powerball game is played in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands.