Powerball jackpot soars to $1.25 billion for Wednesday's drawing
FILE-A customer holds Powerball lottery tickets for a cash grand prize jackpot inside a store in Hawthorne, California. (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)
The Powerball jackpot has now hit $1.25 billion after no ticket matched all six winning numbers in Monday night's drawing.
Lottery players had the opportunity to win last night's jackpot, which was $1.1 billion.
When is the next Powerball drawing?
The next Powerball drawing takes place at 10:59 pm ET on Wednesday, Dec. 17.
What were the winning numbers from Monday night's drawing?
By the numbers:
The winning numbers were 23, 35, 59, 63, 68 and red Powerball 2. The Powerplay was 4X.
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How to play Powerball
What you can do:
Powerball tickets cost $2, and the game is offered in 45 states plus Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million.
Powerball drawings are broadcast live every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. ET. Powerball drawings are also livestreamed on the Powerball website.
The Source: Information for this story was provided by the Powerball website. This story was reported from Washington, D.C.