No winner in Monday’s Powerball drawing. Jackpot reaches $1 billion

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The Powerball jackpot rose yet again to an estimated $1 billion after no winning ticket was sold for the latest drawing

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No ticket for Monday’s drawing matched the white balls 5, 8, 9, 17, 41 and red Powerball 21. The jackpot was estimated at $900 million

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The new jackpot for Wednesday’s drawing would be the seventh highest in U.S. history and the third largest for Powerball

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Three people won $2 million after matching all five numbers plus the Power Play, lottery officials said. The winning tickets were sold in Arkansas, Georgia and Texas

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Five people won $1 million after matching all five numbers. The winning tickets were sold in Connecticut, Florida, Kentucky, New York and Pennsylvania

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The game’s abysmal odds of 1 in 292.2 million are designed to build big prizes that draw more players. The largest Powerball jackpot was $2.04 billion Powerball last November

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The last time someone won the Powerball jackpot was April 19 for a top prize of nearly $253 million. Since then, no one has won the grand prize in the past 38 consecutive drawings

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Powerball is played in 45 states, as well as Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands

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