Powerball Jackpot Soars to $1.7 Billion as Florida Tickets Score Big

The Powerball jackpot just keeps getting bigger. After yet another drawing with no grand prize winner, the jackpot has jumped to an eye-popping $1.7 billion, putting it among the biggest lottery prizes ever.

Monday night’s winning numbers were 3, 18, 36, 41, 54, with a Powerball of 7, but no ticket matched all six numbers. Because of that, the massive prize rolls on.

💰 Cash option alert

If a winner takes the lump sum instead of yearly payments, the estimated cash value comes in at $781.3 million.

Florida sees big wins

Even though no one hit the jackpot, Florida still had reason to celebrate:

• 🎉 One $1 million ticket was sold at Key Food on Sunset Strip in Sunrise, Florida, matching five numbers

• 💵 Two more tickets in the state won $500,000 each during the Double Play drawing by matching all five white balls

When’s the next drawing?

Powerball drawings happen every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.

🗓️ The next drawing is set for December 24 at 10:59 p.m., just in time for a holiday surprise.

Why the jackpot keeps climbing

This jackpot has been rolling since September, when the last big win happened on September 6. That drawing produced a $1.787 billion prize, split between tickets sold in Texas and Missouri.

Because no one has won since then, the current jackpot now ranks as the fourth-largest in Powerball history.

Powerball officials say the game is about more than money. As Matt Strawn, Powerball Product Group Chair and Iowa Lottery CEO, explained, it’s a chance for people to dream big, especially during the holidays.

How to play Powerball

Here’s a quick breakdown for players:

• 🎟️ Tickets cost $2 per play

• 🌎 Sold in 45 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands

• 📊 Odds of winning any prize: 1 in 24.9

• 🎯 Odds of hitting the jackpot: 1 in 292.2 million

• 💼 Winners can choose a lump sum or 30 annual payments over 29 years

🏆 Top 10 Powerball jackpots of all time

1. $2.04 billion – November 7, 2022 – California

2. $1.787 billion – September 6, 2025 – Missouri, Texas

3. $1.765 billion – October 11, 2023 – California

4. $1.7 billion – Current jackpot

5. $1.586 billion – January 13, 2016 – California, Florida, Tennessee

6. $1.326 billion – April 6, 2024 – Oregon

7. $1.080 billion – July 19, 2023 – California

8. $842.4 million – January 1, 2024 – Michigan

9. $768.4 million – March 27, 2019 – Wisconsin

10. $758.7 million – August 23, 2017 – Massachusetts