(NEXSTAR) — A record-setting Powerball jackpot is up for grabs, and the successful numbers are in.
The successful numbers for the $1.56 billion Powerball jackpot, drawn on Monday, Oct. 9, are: 67, 34, 46, 55, 16. The Powerball quantity is 14, and the PowerPlay Multiplier is 3X.
Should there be a winner (or winners) in Monday’s drawing, they may very well be taking residence the third-largest Powerball jackpot in historical past. At its estimated $1.56 billion measurement, it ranks simply behind a $1.586 billion jackpot gained by three tickets in 2016 and a $2.04 billion jackpot hit final November in California. It’s additionally the fourth-largest jackpot in U.S. historical past.
Here are the biggest lottery prizes within the U.S.:
- $2.04 billion (Powerball): Nov. 7, 2022; California
- $1.602 billion (Mega Millions): Aug. 15, 2023; Florida
- $1.586 billion (Powerball): Jan. 13, 2016; California, Florida, Tennessee
- $1.56 billion (Est. Powerball): Oct. 9, 2023
- $1.537 billion (Mega Millions): Oct. 23, 2018; South Carolina
- $1.348 billion (Mega Millions): Jan. 13, 2023; Maine
- $1.337 billion (Mega Millions): July 29, 2022; Illinois
- $1.08 billion (Powerball): July 19, 2023; California
- $1.05 billion (Mega Millions): Jan. 22, 2021; Michigan
- $768.4 million (Powerball): March 27, 2019; Wisconsin
Should the prize be gained on Monday, relying on its finalized measurement, it may very well be the biggest Powerball jackpot gained in practically any state.
Jackpot winners have two choices to obtain their prize: an annuitized payout of regularly growing funds over 29 years or as a lump sum. The payouts can differ relying on the state as properly.
You might need to suppose twice about taking the money possibility, although.
Powerball tickets are $2 every and bought in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Drawings are held each Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. ET. You have a 1 in 292.2 million probability of successful the Powerball jackpot and a 1 in 24.9 probability of successful any Powerball prize.
