Winning numbers for $922 million Powerball drawing announced

The profitable numbers for Monday night time’s $922 million Powerball jackpot are 5, 8, 9, 17, 41 and Powerball 21.

The jackpot elevated to an estimated $900 million after no person received Saturday night time and surged once more Monday as extra individuals purchased tickets. It’s the third-largest jackpot within the recreation’s historical past and the seventh-highest in U.S. lottery historical past.

With the chances of profitable simply 1 in 292,201,338, there have been 37 drawings for the reason that Powerball jackpot was final claimed in April.

Ought to somebody win Monday night time, they’d have the choice to say the $900 million in annual payouts, or a lump sum money cost of $465.1 million, in accordance with the lottery. Each figures are earlier than taxes.

Debbie Kempf, retailer director at Cosentino’s Value Chopper in St. Joseph, Missouri, mentioned the shop sees a rise in gross sales because the jackpot will get larger.

“Because it grows and the hype will increase, you recognize, everybody will get type of excited. In order that’s the place you get all these individuals who do not usually purchase tickets, assume, ‘Why not? Why not me?'” Kempf mentioned, including that she additionally sees “your regulars” who purchase tickets each week however could purchase a couple of extra because the jackpot will increase.

“Generally you will see teams of individuals or households go collectively and pool their cash and to buy a bigger quantity — you recognize, extra alternative,” she mentioned.

Successful Powerball numbers are drawn each Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. ET.

The Mega Tens of millions lottery can be steadily rising, with the estimated jackpot standing at $640 million as of Monday night time. Mega Tens of millions drawings occur on Tuesdays and Fridays.