The Powerball jackpot is now worth over $600 million and steadily rising after there were no winners from Saturday's drawing.
The lottery jackpot is now worth an estimated $638 million, with a cash value of $304.2 million. The next drawing will be held at 10:59 p.m. ET on Monday, Sept. 18.
The last Powerball jackpot reached $1.08 billion, when the winning ticket was sold in Los Angeles on July 19, making it the third-largest prize in the lottery's history.
Here's what to know about the Powerball lottery.
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Powerball drawings are held three times a week, every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. ET. The next drawing is Monday, Sept. 18.
The winning numbers from the Saturday, Sept. 16 drawing were 8, 11, 19, 24 and 46. The red Powerball was 5 and the Power Play was 2X.
There were no jackpot winners or Match 5 + Power Play $2 million winners, but there were Match 5 $1 million winners in Arizona and Washington.
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The Powerball costs $2 per play.
To play, select five numbers from 1 to 69 for the white balls, then select one number from 1 to 26 for the red Powerball.
You can choose your lucky numbers on a play slip or let the lottery terminal randomly pick your numbers.
To win, match one of the nine ways:
There's a chance to have your winnings increased two, three, four, five and 10 times through the Power Play for an additional $1 per play. Players can multiply non-jackpot wins up to 10 times when the jackpot is $150 million or less.
All prizes are set cash amounts, except for the grand prize. In California, prize payout amounts are determined by the sales and the number of winners.
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The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are one in 292,201,338. The odds for the lowest prize, $4 for one red Powerball, are one in 38.32.
According to Powerball, the overall odds of winning a prize are one in 24.87, based on a $2 play and rounded to two decimal places.
Here are the five largest Powerball jackpots ever won:
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