(NEW YORK) — The prize stands at an estimated $810 million in the first Powerball jackpot drawing of the year on Monday at 10:59 pm ET. The estimated cash value for the drawing is $408.9 million, according to the lottery.
There have been 34 consecutive Powerball drawings without a jackpot winner.
The last prize of 2023 — an estimated $760 million — was the fourth jackpot to exceed more than $500 million that year. The year’s largest jackpot prize of $1.765 billion was won on Oct. 11 in California. The second largest prize was $1.08 billion, which was won on July 19 in California, according to Powerball.
Powerball tickets are sold for $2 each.
The odds of winning the jackpot prize are one in more than 292.2 million, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association.
The game’s largest prize ever — of $2.04 billion — was won on Nov. 7, 2022.
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