The proprietor of Las Palmitas Mini Market, Navor Herrera, obtained a $1M examine throughout a press convention with Powerball officers on Thursday morning. (FOX 11)
The Powerball jackpot has surged to an eye-popping $1.1 billion after no ticket matched all six numbers in Saturday night time’s drawing, leaving the large prize up for grabs.
The successful numbers for the Dec. 13 drawing had been 1, 28, 31, 57, 58 and the Powerball quantity was 16, however nobody claimed the highest prize.
Whereas the jackpot went unclaimed, a number of gamers nonetheless scored massive, together with $2 million Energy Play winners in North Carolina and Pennsylvania and $1 million winners in California, Florida, Michigan, New Jersey and Virginia.
The estimated money worth for Monday’s subsequent drawing now stands at greater than $503 million.
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A Powerball lottery ticket sits beside a monitor in Foster Metropolis, California, on Aug. 28, 2025. (Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu by way of Getty Photos)
Regardless of the hovering jackpot, the chances stay steep. The prospect of hitting the grand prize stands at 1 in 292.2 million, whereas the chances of successful $1 million are 1 in 11.7 million, in response to Powerball.
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Robert Hadad sells Powerball lottery tickets at Downtown Miami Souvenirs on Aug. 26, 2025. (Joe Raedle / Getty Photos)
Extra widespread payouts, equivalent to $100 for matching 4 white balls or three plus the Powerball, include barely higher odds — starting from 1 in 36,525 to 1 in 14,494, respectively.
Total, the chances of successful any Powerball prize are 1 in 24.87.
A lady holds Powerball lottery tickets inside a retailer in Homestead, Florida, on July 19, 2023. (Giorgio Viera/AFP by way of / Getty Photos)
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Powerball stated on its web site that jackpot winners could select to obtain their prize as an annuity, paid in 30 graduated funds over 29 years, or a lump-sum cost.
If the prize continues to climb, it may quickly rank amongst one of many greatest jackpots in Powerball historical past. The present report for largest jackpots was a $2.04 billion win in 2022, adopted by a $1.79 billion jackpot claimed in Missouri and Texas in September.
