The Multi-State Lottery Association said in a press release that there is an estimated $750 million jackpot, and Monday’s Powerball draw will be the 10th largest prize in the game’s history, as no player matches all six numbers in Saturday’s draw.
Saturday night's jackpot is already one of the biggest prizes in Powerball's history, with an estimated revenue of up to $700 million. Monday's competition will mark the 37th drawing as the jackpot last won in California on May 31.
Musl said if there were winners on Monday, they would be able to choose between a $750 million bonus before tax or a one-time payment. If the winner chooses the annuity option, they will receive an immediate payment as well as annual payments in 5% increments per year.
There are five Powerball jackpots over $1 billion, including the largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history, at $2.04 billion. It won the championship on November 7, 2022 in Altadena, California.
Although there were no big-ticket winners on Saturday, a lucky South Dakota contestant made $2 million in the evening draw after pairing five white balls and doubled its revenues, according to the press release.
Two other lottery tickets sold in Maine and New York matched five white balls, each winning $1 million in prize money. The release said 31 ticket sellers won $50,000 in prizes and five tickets won $100,000 in Saturday’s paintings.
Saturday's winning numbers were white balls 11, 14, 34, 47, 51 and red power balls 18. The powerful multiplier is 2.
Powerball Lottery said it has generated more than $36 billion for good causes supported by the U.S. lottery for more than three decades.