Powerball Jackpot Growing

The new Powerball jackpot rose to $559, with a cash payout of $273.3 million, after no ticket matched the winning numbers drawn during Monday’s drawing, There has not been a Powerball jackpot winner since January 1st, when one single ticket sold in Michigan won the $842.4 Million grand prize. That lucky winner chose the one time cash payment of $425.2 million after taxes, and it was the fifth-largest payout in Powerball history and the 10th-largest U.S. lottery jackpot ever.