Monday night's jackpot of $685 million was the sixth-largest Powerball prize in the game's history.
The Powerball jackpot for 10/04/21 was $685 million. The Monday night drawing was for presumably the sixth-largest Powerball prize in the game's history. Here are the numbers.Monday night's 10/04/21 Powerball jackpot was estimated at $685 million, with a cash option worth $485.5 million. The jackpot could increase if sales further lottery projections, according to officials.Power Play: 2x
Powerball nine months ago had three jackpot winners in four drawings. A ticket sold in Maryland hit the $731.1 million jackpot on Wednesday 01/20/21. The game reset to the $20 million minimum on Saturday 01/23/21, which was won, and then another jackpot hit on 01/30/21. The previous winning ticket was sold on June 10, 2020. The previous winning ticket sold was purchased in New Jersey for the 04/08/20 jackpot worth $190 million. The previous grand prize won before that was $70 million in the 02/12/20 drawing with a ticket purchased in Michigan. The grand prize winner before that was on 01/29/20. That ticket was sold at a 7-Eleven store in Bonita Springs, Florida, for the $394 million grand prize, which had a cash option of $274.6 million.