Powerball Jackpot Grows to $416 Million

After nary summons matched each 5 numbers and the Powerball drawn connected Saturday night's Christmas Day drawing, the jackpot has grown to an estimated $416 million.

The longer the crippled does without a expansive prize winner, the larger the payout volition grow.

The Powerball jackpot has been accumulating implicit 34 consecutive drawings. The jackpot was past deed connected Oct. 4 erstwhile a azygous summons successful California won a monolithic $699.8 cardinal expansive prize.

The $416 cardinal prize is for a victor who chooses the annuity option, paid implicit 29 years. Nearly each large winners instrumentality the currency option, which for Monday night's drafting is an estimated $299.5 million. Either prize enactment would besides beryllium taxable to taxes.

Since Aug. 23, Powerball drawings person been held 3 times a week to summation involvement and turn prizes much quickly. Drawings are held each Monday, Wednesday and Saturday astatine 10:59 p.m. ET.

One happening that hasn't changed, though, are the agelong likelihood of winning the jackpot — 1 successful 292.2 million.

Powerball is played successful 45 states positive Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

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