For just the second time in its history, Monday night’s Powerball drawing was worth more than $1 billion — with a “b.”
The winning numbers were 13-19-36-39-59, with the Powerball being 13.
The $1 billion prize, if won, would be the fifth-largest in U.S. lottery history and comes less than two years after the previous billion-dollar jackpot — a $1.05 billion ticket in the Jan. 22, 2021, Mega Millions contest.
If taken in a single lump sum of cash, as most recent big lottery winners have chosen to do, Monday’s $1 billion Powerball prize would be worth $497.