Powerball jackpot at $810 million for New Year's Day drawing
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BOSTON – Powerball is starting 2024 with a huge jackpot. The prize for Monday night’s drawing is $810 million.
The one-time, lump sum cash payment now stands at $408.9 million.
This jackpot is the fifth largest in Powerball history, according to the Massachusetts Lottery.
No one has won Powerball since last October when a massive $1.765 billion winning ticket was sold in southern California. Monday’s drawing will be the thirty-fifth since then.
Powerball tickets are $2 each and can be bought up until 9:50 p.m. in Massachusetts. The drawings are held at 10:59 p.m. every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million.