Powerball estimated jackpot jumps to $815 million, game’s 7th biggest

Watch Video Powerball jackpot climbs to million th largest in history Wednesday night s Powerball jackpot will be an estimated million the seventh biggest in the battle s history after no winning tickets were sold for Monday night s million grand prize Powerball s th largest ever when it was up for grabs The winning numbers drawn Monday night were and with a Powerball of Wednesday s jackpot will have an estimated cash value of million Powerball explained The jackpot could grow as people gobble up tickets as the drawing approaches A single jackpot winner would have the choice of taking a lump sum payment of the cash value amount or opting for a payout via an annuity which would consist of one immediate payment followed by annual payments that increase by each year Both estimated totals are before taxes There hasn t been a Powerball jackpot winner since May when a single ticket in California won a million jackpot with a cash value of million A single ticket sold in Altadena California in claimed a billion jackpot the largest in both Powerball and lottery history The first Powerball drawing was in The odds of winning the top prize are in million according to Powerball Drawings take place at p m ET every Monday Wednesday and Saturday and the jackpot increases if there s no grand prize winner Powerball tickets are sold in states the District of Columbia Puerto Rico and the U S Virgin Islands and cost each Source