Powerball winning numbers for Monday, jackpot climbs past $1.1 billion

Check your tickets.

The winning numbers for Monday night’s $1.1 billion Powerball drawing were announced: 8, 23, 25, 40, 53 and red Powerball 5. The Power Play multiplier was 3.

The jackpot remains one of the largest in the game’s history, with a cash option estimated at $498.4 million.

What they're saying:

"America has waited all year for the chance to play for a billion-dollar jackpot, and what better time than Labor Day for a $1.1 billion Powerball drawing!" said Matt Strawn, Powerball Product Group Chair and Iowa Lottery CEO. "With just one $2 ticket, you could win it all – all while helping to support good causes close to home." 

The winning numbers for Saturday’s (August 30) drawing were white balls 3, 18, 22, 27, 33 and red Powerball 17. The Power Play multiplier was 3.

Estimated cash prize of nearly $500 million

Dig deeper:

Whoever wins the jackpot can choose between an annuitized payout, estimated at $1.1 billion, or a lump sum payment estimated at $498.4 million.

FILE - Powerball and Mega Millions lottery tickets are displayed on Jan. 3, 2018 in San Anselmo, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

By the numbers:

The top 10 biggest jackpots: 

  1. $2.04 Billion – Nov. 7, 2022 – California
  2. $1.765 Billion – Oct. 11, 2023 - California
  3. $1.586 Billion – Jan. 13, 2016 – California, Florida, and Tennessee
  4. $1.326 Billion – April 6, 2024 – Oregon
  5. $1.1 Billion (estimated) – Sept 1, 2025
  6. $1.08 Billion – July 19, 2023 – California
  7. $842.4 Million – January 1, 2024 – Michigan
  8. $768.4 Million – March 27, 2019 – Wisconsin
  9. $758.7 Million – Aug. 23, 2017 – Massachusetts
  10. $754.6 Million – Feb. 6, 2023 - Washington state

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What you can do:

Powerball tickets are $2 per game. Tickets are sold in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The overall odds of winning a prize are 1 in 24.9. The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million. 

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

The Source: Information for this article was taken from the Powerball website and previous reporting by FOX Local.

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