Powerball remains unclaimed as prize crosses $750M

• Several tickets have secured a Powerball jackpot of $1m or more during Saturday’s draw
• The grand prize, which has now been rolled over to $750m will be once again up for grabs during the draw on Monday, August 3
• The jackpot is still far from the record-setting amount won in November 2022, when a ticket worth $2.04bn was ultimately secured

The Powerball jackpot failed to produce a big-ticket winner on Saturday, August 1, with the jackpot rolling over for the Monday draw due today, August 3, and exceeding $750m. The top prize has been growing for a while now.

Powerball jackpot rolls over to $750m for Monday’s drawing

Overall, five tickets won $1m prizes during the last draw, lottery officials confirmed, with a $2m prize sold in Virginia also the result of the latest draw. With odds of winning the Powerball set at 1 in 292.2m, winning the grand prize has always been a matter of incredible luck,

The current jackpot of $750m is one of the largest lottery prizes to have ever been offered by a game worldwide, with no guarantee that the jackpot will drop duringtonight’s draw.

Should someone win, however, they could be looking at a cashout value of $325m, after all applicable withholdings are applied. To win the prize, you need to buy a $2 ticket and then try to match five numbers between 1 and 69, along with a Powerball number between 1 and 26.

The most recent winners of the $1m and $2m prizes have all managed to secure the five-number bets, but they have missed out on the Powerball number, which proves crucial in scooping the grand prize.

One of the largest jackpots ever to be offered by the Powerball

The game prizes range between $4 and $1m outside of the grand jackpot, and also feature a multiplier, spicing things up further.

In the meantime, the largest Powerball jackpot to have ever been won was secured in November 2022 when the prize stood at $2.04bn, carrying a cash value of $997.6m, an absolutely staggering amount.

Powerball draws are held on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays, with multi-millionaire hopefuls having a chance to win in exchange of only $2.

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