Powerball jackpot expected to grow to $1 billion after no winning ticket sold
No tickets matched the Powerball winning numbers Monday night, sending the lottery's estimated Wednesday jackpot to $1 billion.
Monday’s winning numbers were 5, 8, 9, 17, and 41, and red Powerball 21, the Powerball site revealed.
Winners of $2 million each in the Match 5 plus Power Play bought tickets in Arkansas, Georgia and Texas. $1 million tickets in the Match 5 were sold in Connecticut, Florida, Kentucky, New York and Pennsylvania.
The next drawing will be Wednesday at 11 p.m. ET. The cash payout is estimated at $516.8 million.
Monday's estimated of $900 million ranked as the third-largest in the game's history. In second place is a 2016 jackpot of $1.586 billion. The biggest jackpot ever was $2.04 billion, which was won last year.
The jackpot rose to $900 million after Saturday night’s drawing failed to find its perfect match — white balls 2, 9, 43, 55 and 57 and red Powerball 18, according to the website.
The most recent Powerball jackpot winner was an Ohio player, who scored a $252.6 million win in April.
Monday brings to 38 the number of consecutive drawings without a match.
Powerball is operated by the Multi-State Lottery Association.