The jackpot stands at an estimated $650 million and the wait for a winner continues as there were no PowerBall jackpot winners in Saturday’s drawing.
The cash option for Monday’s drawing will have an estimated value of $328.3 million, Powerball said in a Press releaseadding that it “ranks as the ninth largest Powerball jackpot on record”, and the second largest this year.
Saturday’s winning numbers were 7, 23, 24, 32, 43 and the Powerball was 18.
Three tickets, sold in California, Illinois and Colorado, matched the first five numbers for a prize of $1 million each, Powerball said.
The jackpot was last won in April when a ticket in Ohio matched all five white balls and the red Powerball to win a prize worth $252.6 million.
A player in Washington also won $754.6 million in February, and the following month a player took home $162.6 million.
But the world record win was recorded in November when one lucky winner, later revealed to be Edwin Castro, won a $2.04 billion jackpot.
After his name was made public in February, Castro said in a statement that he was “shocked and ecstatic” to have won the jackpot. The statement gave no hint as to how he will spend it.
He chose the lump-sum payment, amounting to $997.6 million, state lottery deputy director and spokeswoman Carolyn Becker said at the time. Most take that option, she said.
His winning ticket was sold at Joe’s Service Center in Altadena, about 15 miles from downtown Los Angeles.
Gas station and convenience store owner Joseph Chahayed also received a $1 million check for selling the ticket.
At the time, the 74-year-old said he came to the United States from Syria with his wife and two children and has already experienced the American dream.
“My children are successful and healthy,” she said, adding that she would share the money with her children and grandchildren.
“Some need money to go to school. Some need to expand their businesses,” she said.
