Overview

• Monday night’s draw will be the 37th since the jackpot was last hit on May 31 in California, lottery officials said.
• The odds of claiming the top prize are about 1 in 292 million, with $2 tickets sold in 45 states plus D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
• Saturday’s drawing produced three Match 5 winners: $1 million tickets in New York and Maine and a $2 million Power Play win in South Dakota.
• The annuity pays one immediate installment followed by 29 annual payments that rise about 5% each year, according to Powerball.
• Federal taxes would sharply cut the cash take-home, with 24% withheld upfront and NBC Connecticut estimating about $223.9 million after federal tax before any state levies.