Powerball jackpot climbs to $685 million after no top-prize winners in Christmas drawing
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The Powerball jackpot climbed to $685 million after no ticket matched all six numbers to nab the grand prize during Monday night’s Christmas drawing.
The Powerball jackpot climbed to an estimated $685 million after no ticket matched all six numbers to nab the grand prize during Monday night’s Christmas drawing. The top prize up for grabs during the next drawing on Wednesday has a lump-sum option of an estimated $344.7 million, according to Powerball’s website. No one has won the Powerball jackpot on Christmas Day since 2013, when a ticket in Missouri won a $71.5 million jackpot, according to a Powerball news release. The numbers drawn Monday were 5, 12, 20, 24, 29 and Powerball 4. While no one won the jackpot Monday, several tickets matched the first five numbers to win big prizes. Tickets in New Hampshire and Pennsylvania won $1 million each. A similar ticket in California won about $2.08 million, that state’s lottery system said. Non-jackpot prizes in California depend on number of winners and ticket sales, and will differ from fixed prizes shown on Powerball’s site.
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