No Powerball jackpot winner Saturday; Monday's prize climbs to $538 million
No ticket matched all six numbers in Saturday's Powerball drawing, so the estimated jackpot for Monday's drawing rises to $538 million, or $220.6 million in cash. One ticket sold in California matched all five white balls and is worth $1 million. MyNewsLA reported that it was the 24th consecutive drawing without a jackpot winner.
No ticket matched all six numbers in Saturday night's Powerball drawing, pushing Monday's estimated jackpot to $538 million, MyNewsLA and the Magnolia Reporter reported. The Magnolia Reporter put the cash option at $220.6 million.
The numbers drawn Saturday were 1, 4, 19, 33 and 51, with a Powerball of 15 and a Power Play of 2x. Saturday's jackpot had been advertised at $516 million, MyNewsLA reported, though the official report later listed the final estimate at $519 million, or $212.9 million in cash.
One ticket sold in California matched all five white balls but missed the Powerball, both outlets reported, citing the Multi-State Lottery Association. That ticket is worth $1 million, but neither outlet said where in the state it was sold.
Plenty of smaller prizes were won, too, since the official report shows that 18 tickets matched four numbers plus the Powerball for $50,000 each, and four more with Power Play won $100,000. In all, 818,693 tickets won something, with about $6.8 million in prizes paid outside the jackpot.
Saturday's drawing was the 24th since a ticket last matched all six numbers, MyNewsLA reported. The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million, while the chance of winning any prize is 1 in 24.9, according to the lottery association.
Taxes would take a big bite out of any jackpot. The Magnolia Reporter estimated that Monday's cash prize would shrink to about $182.9 million after federal and state taxes for an Arkansas winner, noting the federal government taxes lottery winnings at 24% and Arkansas adds a 3.9% state tax.
Powerball is played in 45 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands and the United Kingdom, MyNewsLA reported. For players eyeing the other big game, Tuesday's Mega Millions jackpot is an estimated $385 million, the Magnolia Reporter said.
What we know: No one won Saturday's jackpot, one $1 million ticket was sold in California, and Monday's jackpot is estimated at $538 million ($220.6 million cash).
What we don't: Where in California the $1 million ticket was sold, and the final size of Monday's prize, since estimates can rise with ticket sales.
Where outlets agree MyNewsLA and the Magnolia Reporter both report that no one won the jackpot on Saturday and that Monday's prize is now an estimated $538 million.
Where they differ The outlets cited here report the same key facts so far.