Powerball jackpot rises to $638M, the 10th-largest prize in game history
If you’re feeling lucky, today may be the day to purchase a Powerball ticket.
The lottery game’s jackpot prize rose to an estimated $638 million ahead of Monday night’s drawing. The cash value is about $304.2, million, according to a Powerball news release.
This prize is the 10th largest in game history.
There have been two large Powerball jackpots won this year, including a $754.6 million prize in February and a $1.08 billion prize in July. No Texan has won any of the current top-10 prizes on record.
The July record-setting jackpot was the last time the jackpot was won. Since then, there’s been 25 drawings without a winner.
The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million while the odds of winning any sort of prize are 1 in 24.9.
Drawings are 9:59 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, according to a Powerball news release.