2025 Jun 14, 07:21
The Powerball jackpot has reached an impressive $685 million after the Christmas drawing failed to produce a winner. This staggering sum will be up for grabs in the next drawing on Wednesday, with a lump-sum option of an estimated $344.7 million available. It's worth noting that no one has won the Powerball jackpot on Christmas Day since 2013, when a lucky ticket in Missouri scooped a $71.5 million prize. The winning numbers from Monday's draw were 5, 12, 20, 24, 29, with the Powerball number being 4
Although no one clinched the jackpot, a number of tickets did match the first five numbers, resulting in significant winnings. In New Hampshire and Pennsylvania, tickets won $1 million each, while in California, a ticket secured a noteworthy amount of around $2.08 million. Additionally, two tickets sold in Colorado and Georgia won $2 million prizes due to the inclusion of the Power Play feature. The Powerball jackpot has remained elusive since October 11, when a ticket in California won an incredible $1.765 billion grand prize
This means that 32 consecutive drawings have taken place without a jackpot winner. While the odds of winning any prize are 1 in 24.9, the chances of landing the jackpot are a staggering 1 in 292.2 million, according to Powerball.