By The Related Press
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The numbers have been drawn for an estimated $800 million Powerball jackpot that has grown so giant thanks to just about three dozen consecutive drawings and not using a winner of the highest prize.
The numbers drawn Monday evening had been: 7, 11, 19, 53 68 and purple ball: 23
Nobody has gained the sport’s jackpot since New Yr’s Day, making 35 straight drawings and not using a huge winner. It’s powerful to win the Powerball jackpot as a result of the percentages are so lengthy, at 1 in 292.2 million.
The $800 million prize is for a sole winner who’s paid by way of an annuity, with an preliminary fee after which 29 annual funds that enhance by 5% every year. Most winners select a money payout, which for Monday’s drawing can be an estimated $384.8 million.
The Powerball prize has mushroomed at a time when Mega Hundreds of thousands, the opposite practically nationwide U.S. lottery sport, has change into even larger with an estimated annuity payout of $1.1 billion. The subsequent Mega Hundreds of thousands drawing shall be Tuesday evening.
Each video games are bought in 45 states in addition to Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Powerball is also bought in Puerto Rico.