Powerball jackpot climbs to $1.25 billion, second-largest prize, after no winning numbers Monday

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The Powerball jackpot has surged to a staggering $1.25 billion after no ticket matched all six numbers drawn Monday night.

The jackpot for Wednesday’s drawing is now the second-largest Powerball prize this year, lottery officials said.

It also marks only the second time in Powerball history that the game has generated back-to-back billion-dollar jackpots.

A cashier in a red shirt with the 49ers logo hands lottery tickets to a customer.
The Powerball jackpot has surged to a staggering $1.25 billion after no ticket matched all six numbers drawn Monday night. Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

“Powerball has only seen back-to-back to billion-dollar jackpots twice, and this one has arrived just in time for the holidays,” said Matt Strawn, Powerball product group chair.

The jackpot rolled after no ticket matched all six numbers — white balls 23, 35, 59, 63, 68 and red Powerball 2 — drawn on Monday night.

Two tickets, sold in Arizona and California, matched all five white balls to win $1 million prizes. 

The jackpot was last won on Sept. 6 in Missouri and Texas with two tickets splitting a $1.787 billion prize.

The prize reached a record-high $2.04 billion in November 2022 when Californian Edwin Castro took home the jackpot.

The jackpot, if it’s won on Wednesday night, has an estimated cash value of $572.1 million, officials said.