The Powerball jackpot rose to an estimated $1.2 billion after nobody gained the jackpot in Monday’s drawing. Game officials said.
The jackpot crossed the $1 billion mark on Saturday.
The final time somebody gained the jackpot within the multi-state lottery recreation was in July, and the jackpots renew every time there’s a drawing with no winner.
The present jackpot is the third-largest within the recreation’s 35-year historical past.
Regardless of the variety of instances the jackpot has not been gained, the percentages stay as inconceivable as ever. The percentages of successful are 1 in 292.2 million.
The most important Powerball lottery jackpot ever gained was $2.04 billion gained in California final yr.
The sport is performed in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.