Powerball's $793 Million Drawing Is Tonight - Monday's 10:59 P.M. Draw Is the 35th Since the Last Jackpot Was Won
The jackpot stands at an estimated $793 million with a $339.9 million cash option for tonight's drawing. No ticket has won the top prize since August 12, and Saturday's numbers were 2, 4, 18, 50, 56 and Powerball 20.
Florida players get their shot at the year's biggest Powerball prize tonight. The jackpot for Monday, November 2 stands at an estimated $793 million, with a cash option of $339.9 million, and the drawing is set for about 10:59 p.m. Eastern, according to Powerball figures reported by USA TODAY. A winner tonight chooses between the $793 million paid out over time and the $339.9 million cash option, both before taxes.
The prize reached this size the slow way: no ticket matched all six numbers in Saturday's Halloween drawing - the numbers were 2, 4, 18, 50 and 56, with Powerball 20 - even after late sales pushed Saturday's advertised prize to $770 million by drawing time. Three tickets still matched all five white balls for million-dollar prizes. Monday is the 35th drawing since the jackpot was last won, on August 12, when a ticket sold in Quincy, Illinois hit for $1.04 billion.
Powerball drawings are held every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday, a ticket costs $2, and the odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million. Pensacola players buying for tonight should treat the estimate as exactly that - an estimate until sales close - and check any ticket against the official results after the drawing.
