Monday’s drawing was for the third-largest sum in Powerball history.
The third-largest Powerball jackpot in history, at $900 million, was up for grabs during Monday night’s July 17 drawing.
The lucky winning numbers were 5, 8, 9, 17 and 41 and the red Powerball was 21. Powerball officials said there was no grand prize winner in Monday’s drawing. Winners would have had the choice between an annuitized prize worth an estimated $900 million or a lump sum payment estimated at $465.1 million, both before taxes.
The odds of picking all six numbers were slim. Players had a 1-in-292 million chance of being the lucky winner.
The game rose to its third-highest sum after Saturday’s $875 million drawing had no big winners, making it the 37 consecutive drawing without one. The last Powerball was hit during the April 29 drawing, when a ticket in Ohio won $252.6 million.
There were smaller winners on Saturday, with two tickets in Texas and one in Colorado matching all five of the white balls, which won each a $1 million prize.
