Powerball jackpot rises to estimated $572 million after no winner in Dec. 18 drawing

The Powerball jackpot continues to rise after no ticket matched all six numbers Monday night to claim the $544 million grand prize.

The jackpot is now estimated at $572 million, with a one-time cash option of $286.7 million, ahead of Wednesday night’s drawing.

The winning numbers drawn Monday night were 5, 8, 19, 34 and 39 with a red Powerball number of 26.

The Power Play option was 3X. According to the game, the chance of winning the grand prize is 1 in 292.2 million.

Two lucky winners, one in North Carolina and the other in New York, won $1 million after matching all five white numbers, the game announced Monday night.

The last time a Powerball player claimed the jackpot was in the Oct. 11 drawing, when a Californian took home the $1.765 million prize, the second-largest jackpot ever offered by the game.

The Powerball jackpot is now estimated at $572 million, with a one-time cash option of $286.7 million, ahead of the Dec. 20 drawing. Powerball The last time a Powerball player claimed the jackpot was in the October 20 drawing. On January 11, a Californian won the prize of $1.765 million. AP

The second billion-dollar prize won in 2023 took place on July 19, when another Californian won $1.08 billion, the lottery said.

That jackpot is the fourth-largest jackpot in history.

Powerball tickets cost $2 per play and are sold in 45 states, Washington, DC, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.

The last time a Powerball player claimed the jackpot was in the October 11 drawing. AP

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The game says that more than half of the profits from ticket sales remain in the jurisdiction where they were sold.

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