Lottery players are snapping up Powerball tickets hoping to be the lucky one that wins $1.9 billion in Monday night’s drawing.
The record jackpot grew over the weekend when no one matched all of the winning numbers Saturday. The numbers drawn were: white balls 28, 45, 53, 56, 69, and red Powerball 20.
The new $1.9 billion jackpot is for a winner who is paid through an annuity over 29 years. The lump sum cash payout is $929.1 million, the Powerball lottery site says.
According to the Associated Press, the Powerball prize was last awarded on August 3. There have been 40 drawings since then without a winner.
Powerball is played in 45 states, as well as Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
