Powerball Jackpot Rolls Over to $1.2 Billion After No Winners on Monday

Powerball lottery tickets in Surfside, Fla., on Oct. 31, 2022. (Wilfredo Lee/AP Photo)

Monday’s whopping $1 billion Powerball jackpot has climbed to $1.2 billion ahead of Wednesday’s drawing after there were no winners on Halloween.

The winning numbers on Monday night were: 13-19-36-39-59 with a “Powerball” of 13.

However, a night of trick or treating saw no one match all six numbers, meaning the jackpot tickets up to the second-largest jackpot in Powerball history, according to lottery officials, just behind the world record $1.586 billion Powerball jackpot win in 2016, and the fourth-largest jackpot in U.S. lottery history.

While no one took home the billion-dollar prize on Monday, over 5.4 million tickets did win cash prizes totaling $59.5 million in the drawing and 10 lucky individuals won a $1 million prize after matching all five white balls. Those winners were located in California, Florida, Indiana, Michigan, New York, Ohio, and Texas.

Another three tickets boosted the $1 million prize to $2 million by using the lottery’s Power Play feature for an additional $1 per play, Powerball officials said. Those lucky winners were located in Florida, New York, and Oklahoma.

There were also 134 tickets across the country that won a $50,000 prize and another 23 tickets that won a $150,000 prize, officials said.

Odds Of Winning

No winner on Monday means that Wednesday’s jackpot has grown to be Powerball’s largest prize in more than six years. The last billion-dollar prize was won by a lucky ticketholder in Pennsylvania on Aug. 3 for a $206.9 million pot.

Since then, there have been 38 Powerball drawings in a row without a grand prize winner, Powerball officials said.

Powerball tickets cost $2 per play and tickets are sold in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Powerball drawings are broadcast live every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. ET from the Florida Lottery draw studio in Tallahassee.

Winners of the jackpot prize can opt to either receive their prize as an annuity, which will be paid out in 30 graduated payments over 29 years, or as a lump sum payment. However, the prize money is subject to federal and jurisdictional taxes.

The overall odds of winning a prize are 1 in 24.9 and the odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million.

If you’re lucky enough to win the jackpot, experts suggest taking steps to protect your winning as soon as possible, including taking a photograph of yourself with the winning ticket in hand and placing it in a safe until you collect your windfall.

Securing an attorney, financial adviser, and tax adviser could also help in the process of claiming your winnings.