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Powerball Jackpot Reaches $1.25 Billion Ahead of Wednesday Drawing

After Monday’s no-winner draw, California’s five-match prize paid $708,443 under pari-mutuel rules.

Overview

  • The annuitized prize for Wednesday is estimated at $1.25 billion, with a lump-sum cash option of about $572.1 million before taxes.
  • Monday’s winning numbers were 23, 35, 59, 63, 68 and Powerball 2, with a Power Play multiplier of 4.
  • A ticket sold in Salinas, California matched five white balls for $708,443 under the state’s pari‑mutuel payout method, while a similar Arizona ticket is worth $1 million.
  • The next Powerball drawing is set for 10:59 p.m. ET Wednesday, and the odds of winning the jackpot are roughly 1 in 292.2 million.
  • Separately, Tuesday’s Mega Millions drawing yielded 20-24-46-59-65 and Mega Ball 07 for an estimated $80 million jackpot with a $36.2 million cash option.