Powerball jackpot grows to $725 million

The Powerball jackpot continues to climb up the record charts after no tickets were sold with the winning numbers drawn Monday for the game’s big prize.
The jackpot now stands at an estimated $725 million for the next drawing on Wednesday, July 12. The cash option for the jackpot is an estimated $366.2 million. The jackpot currently ranks as the seventh-largest Powerball jackpot.
The Powerball jackpot rolled Monday night after no ticket matched all six numbers drawn – white balls 2, 24, 34, 53, 58, and red Powerball 13. The Power Play® multiplier was 2X.
The Powerball jackpot was last hit in the April 19, 2023 drawing, when a ticket in Ohio matched all five white balls and the red Powerball to win a grand prize worth $252.6 million. Since then, there have been 35 consecutive drawings without a jackpot winner.
The overall odds of winning a prize are 1 in 24.9. The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million.
Top 10 Powerball Jackpots
$2.04 Billion – Nov. 7, 2022 – CA
$1.586 Billion – Jan. 13, 2016 – CA, FL, TN
$768.4 Million – March 27, 2019 – WI
$758.7 Million – Aug. 23, 2017 – MA
$754.6 Million – Feb. 6, 2023 - WA
$731.1 Million – Jan. 20, 2021 – MD
$725 Million (est.) – July 12, 2023
$699.8 Million – Oct. 4, 2021 – CA
$687.8 Million – Oct. 27, 2018 – IA, NY
$632.6 Million – Jan. 5, 2022 – CA, WI
Meanwhile, the 14th largest prize in Mega Millions history is up for grabs the night of Tuesday, July 11. Currently estimated at $480 million ($240.7 million cash), the jackpot kept growing after no ticket matched all six numbers in the July 7 drawing. Tuesday’s drawing will be the 24th in this roll, which began after the jackpot was last won in New York on April 18.
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