Powerball players have a 1 in 292.2 million chance to match all five numbers plus the Powerball (more about odds below). Like Mega Millions, Powerball tickets start at $2 apiece. Neither billion-dollar lottery jackpot has been claimed. 8, a single ticket purchased at a Publix in Neptune Beach, Florida, matched all five numbers plus the Powerball to win $1.58 billion.
On July 19, a single ticket in California matched all five numbers plus the Powerball to win $1.08 billion, the largest jackpot since the record-setting $2.04 billion in November. On Aug. In less than two months, this lottery grand prize has increased from $20 million to the current pot.
These rollovers follow a recent summer lotto frenzy after someone in California won the Powerball jackpot for $1.08 billion and someone in Neptune Beach, Florida, won the largest Mega Millions jackpot in the history of the game at $1.58 billion.
24, though tickets are available up to an hour before the drawing. Monday numbers were 2-21-26-40-42 and the Powerball was 9.
