Powerball prize grows to $900 million after no jackpot winner drawn
Jul 15, 2023, 11:53 PM
A Powerball ticket sold in Phoenix won $1 million in the Sept. 16, 2023, drawing. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)
(AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)
Another Powerball drawing ended with no winner Saturday night, sending the jackpot soaring to an estimated $900 million.
No ticket for Saturday’s drawing matched the winning combination: white balls 2, 9, 43, 55, 57 and red Powerball 18. The jackpot was estimated at $875 million.
Ticket buyers for Monday’s drawing have a chance at either $900 million paid out in yearly increments or a $465.1 million, one-time lump sum before taxes.
The jackpot will keep growing until someone wins.
The $2.04 billion in November.
The last time someone won the Powerball jackpot was April 19 for a top prize of nearly $253 million. Since then, no one has won the grand prize in the past 37 consecutive drawings.
Powerball is played in 45 states, as well as Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
