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No Winner in Dec. 20 Powerball Drawing as Jackpot Climbs to $1.6 Billion

A record run of consecutive drawings without a grand-prize winner pushed the next top prize to an estimated $1.6 billion.

A Powerball play slip is seen at a store in Nashville on Wednesday.
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Overview

  • Saturday’s winning numbers were 4, 5, 28, 52, 69 with Powerball 20 and a 3X Power Play, and no ticket matched all six.
  • The next drawing is Monday, Dec. 22, with an estimated $1.6 billion annuity and a cash option of about $735.3 million before taxes.
  • Saturday marked the 45th straight drawing without a jackpot hit since Sept. 6, with Monday set to be the 46th in this record jackpot cycle.
  • Eight tickets matched all five white balls to win $1 million each, sold in California, Florida, Iowa, Massachusetts, two in Michigan, New Hampshire and Ohio, according to lottery officials.
  • The upcoming prize ranks as the fourth-largest Powerball jackpot on record, with jackpot odds at about 1 in 292.2 million in the $2 game offered in 45 states plus D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.