Overview

• Monday’s numbers were 8, 23, 25, 40, 53 and Powerball 5, with a Power Play of 3.
• Two tickets won $2 million in Montana and North Carolina, and 10 tickets won $1 million in California, Florida, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey (two), New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia.
• A near miss in Sherman Oaks, California matched five numbers for about $1,378,451, according to the California Lottery.
• Wednesday’s drawing will be the 41st since the last jackpot win on May 31, one short of tying the 42-drawing record run; the prize ranks fifth-largest in Powerball history and ninth-largest among U.S. lotteries.
• A winner would choose between the $1.30 billion annuity and a $589 million lump sum before taxes, with 24% federal withholding upfront and potential total federal taxes of about 37%; the jackpot odds are about 1 in 292.2 million.