Saturday night's Powerball drawing did not result in a winning ticket to claim the more than $1 billion top prize, meaning the jackpot inches ever higher ahead of the next drawing Monday.
The estimated jackpot is now $1.1 billion, with an upfront cash value of $503.4 million before taxes. It is the second time the multi-state game has reached or surpassed the $1 billion mark this year.
On Sept. 6, a $1.787 billion prize was split by ticketholders in Missouri and Texas. That jackpot was the second-largest in Powerball history, surpassed only by the Nov. 7, 2022, jackpot of $2.04 billion, a world national lottery record.
A winner on Monday would take home the sixth-largest jackpot in Powerball history. It would also put an end to the streak of 42 drawings without a winner.
The $2 game, played in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, underwent a series of changes over the last two decades intended to boost jackpots and appeal to a broader market of ticket buyers.
The odds of winning the jackpot on Saturday were 1 in 292.2 million, according to the the game's organizers at the Multi-State Lottery Association.
Monday's draw is scheduled to take place at 10:59 p.m. ET.
