Powerball estimated jackpot at $1.25 billion after no one won grand prize of roughly $1.14 billion

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Powerball jackpot estimated at $1.25 billion after no winners on Monday night.
This is the sixth-largest Powerball jackpot and the second back-to-back billion-dollar jackpot.
Wednesday's drawing is the 44th since the last jackpot win.
Winning the jackpot requires matching five white balls and the Powerball.
The prize can be taken as an annuity ($1.25 billion) or a lump sum ($572.1 million) before taxes.
Tickets cost $2 and are sold in 45 states, D.C., Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million.
Lottery jackpots have significantly increased in size over the past decade.
The largest Powerball jackpot was $2.04 billion in November 2022.
Mega Millions' record prize was $1.602 billion in August 2023.

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