LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Check those tickets! The numbers have been drawn for Monday's estimated $1 billion Powerball jackpot.
The numbers are: 19-24-40-42-56 with a red Powerball of 23 and a 2X Power Play.
The estimated cash value for Monday's jackpot is $483.8 million.Â
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If no one hits the jackpot, it will continue to grow. The jackpot marks the fifth time a Powerball prize has reached that level, game officials said in a news release.
The $1 billion prize is for a sole winner who makes the rare decision to be paid over 30 years through an annuity. Nearly all winners instead take the cash option, which for Monday night's drawing would be $483.8 million.
No one has won Powerball's jackpot since New Year's Day, a stretch of 38 consecutive drawings without anyone matching the game's six numbers. If no one wins the jackpot Monday or Wednesday night, the game will match its record number of 41 consecutive drawings on Saturday night.
The reason for the jackpot drought is simple: The odds of winning the top prize are miserable, at 1 in 292.2 million. It's those odds that create the large jackpots that are designed to attract attention and drive up sales.
Powerball is played in 45 states plus Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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