Will you become a multimillionaire this year? You could try your luck playing the Powerball for the first drawing of 2024! A $2 lottery ticket could have a big payout.

After no one matched all five numbers plus the Powerball in the Saturday, Dec. 30, drawing for $760 million, the top prize climbed to $810 million for Monday, Jan. 1, New Year’s Day.

After two months of rollovers, the grand prize finally cracked into the Top 10 biggest Powerball jackpots in U.S. history and the Top 10 largest lottery jackpots ever (see below). The $810 million prize is the fifth largest Powerball jackpot ever. Check back for Monday numbers, and we’ll see if there’s a New Year’s Day lottery winner or another rollover.

In case you’re wondering, Saturday, Dec. 30, numbers were 10-11-26-27-34 and the Powerball was 7. Power Play was 4x.

Saturday night’s drawing didn’t produce a jackpot prize but did result in a slew of big winners. Match 5 plus Power Play winners came from tickets purchased in Texas and West Virginia for $2 million prizes. Five more tickets matched 5 for $1 million. Those tickets were purchased in Colorado, New York, Ohio, South Carolina and Tennessee.

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When will Powerball lottery jackpot reach $1 billion again?

The last billion-dollar jackpot was Oct. 11, 2023, and one ticket in California matched all five numbers plus the Powerball to win $1.765 billion. As of Jan. 1, 2024, a winner has not been publicly announced by the California Lottery. Per state lottery rules, the winner has one year from the date of the drawing to come forward for the jackpot.

Interestingly, there was a billion-dollar jackpot in January 2023, and the rollover schedule is similar to this current lottery streak. One ticket from Maine matched all five numbers plus the Mega Ball to win $1.35 billion on Jan. 13, 2023 − which was Friday the 13th. There had been rollovers for the January 2023 jackpot since Oct. 14, 2022. Currently, the $810 million jackpot for Jan. 1, 2024, has rolled over since Oct. 18, 2023 (see below).

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an estimated $810 million with a cash option of $408.9 million

an estimated $760 million with a cash option of $383.6 million

an estimated $700 million with a cash option of $352.3 million

an estimated $638 million with a cash option of $321.1 million

How long has Powerball rolled over?

This series of Powerball lottery drawings started after the Oct. 14 rollover. Here’s a recap of the drawings and how much the jackpot has grown (in so short a time):

• Monday, Jan. 1, New Year’s Day: $810 million

• Saturday, Dec. 30: $760 million

• Wednesday, Dec. 27: $700 million

• Monday, Dec. 25, Christmas Day: $638 million

• Saturday, Dec. 23: $620 million

• Wednesday, Dec. 20: $572 million

• Monday, Dec. 18: $543 million

• Saturday, Dec. 16: $535 million

• Wednesday, Dec. 13: $500 million

• Monday, Dec. 11: $477 million

• Saturday, Dec. 8: $468 million

• Wednesday, Dec. 6: $435 million

• Monday, Dec. 4: $412 million

• Saturday, Dec. 2: $400 million

• Wednesday, Nov. 29: $374 million

• Monday, Nov. 27, or Cyber Monday: $352 million

• Saturday, Nov. 25: $340 million

• Wednesday, Nov. 22, or Black Wednesday: $313 million

• Monday, Nov. 20: $295 million

• Saturday, Nov. 18: $280 million

• Wednesday, Nov. 15: $255 million

• Monday, Nov. 13: $235 million

• Saturday, Nov. 11, Veterans Day 2023: $220 million

• Wednesday, Nov. 8: $196 million

• Monday, Nov. 6: $179 million

• Saturday, Nov. 4: $173 million

• Wednesday, Nov. 1: $152 million

• Monday, Oct. 30: $137 million

• Saturday, Oct. 28: $125 million

• Wednesday, Oct. 25: $100 million

• Monday, Oct. 23: $85 million

• Saturday, Oct. 21: $70 million

• Wednesday, Oct. 18: $49 million

• Monday, Oct. 16: $34 million

• Saturday, Oct. 14: $20 million

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When do Florida Lottery tickets expire?

Prizes for Florida Lottery must be claimed within 180 days (six months) from the date of the drawing. To claim a single-payment cash option, a winner has within the first 60 days after the applicable draw date to claim it. Florida Lottery says its scratch-off tickets and Fast Play game prizes “must be claimed within 60 days of the official end-of-game date. Once the applicable time period has elapsed, the related Florida Lottery ticket will expire.”

What happens to the unclaimed prize money?

According to the Florida Lottery, state law requires 80% of unclaimed prize funds from expired tickets be transferred to the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund. The remaining 20% is returned to the prize pool for future drawings.

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What happens to unclaimed Powerball prize money?

Should a Powerball ticket not be claimed within 180 days of the drawing date, the Florida Lottery site states, “the funds to pay the unclaimed jackpot will be returned to the lottery members in their proportion of sales for the jackpot rollover series.” According to Powerball’s site, “unclaimed prizes are kept by the lottery jurisdiction. If a Grand Prize goes unclaimed, the money must be returned to all lotteries in proportion to their sales for the draw run. The lotteries then distribute the money, based on their own jurisdiction’s laws, to other lottery games or to their jurisdiction’s general fund, or otherwise as required by law.”

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What are the odds of winning Powerball lottery game?

Powerball drawings are held at 11 p.m. EDT Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. According to Powerball.com, players have a 1 in 292.2 million chance to match all six numbers. Prizes range from $2 to the grand prize jackpot, which varies.

Are the odds of winning Powerball the same if the jackpot is $1 billion?

Players have a 1 in 24.9 chance of winning a prize, powerball.com states. Players have a 1 in 292.2 million chance to match all six numbers whether the jackpot is $20 million or $1 billion.

Can Florida lottery winners remain anonymous?

According to Florida Lottery’s website, winners cannot remain anonymous: “Florida law mandates that the Florida Lottery provide records containing information such as the winner’s name, city of residence; game won, date won, and amount won to any third party who requests the information.”

However, the site states, since May 25, 2022, the “names of lottery winners claiming prizes of $250,000 or greater will be temporarily exempt from public disclosure for 90 days from the date the prize is claimed, unless otherwise waived by the winner.”

Lottery experts and lawyers have said there are ways to remain anonymous if you win.

As of Jan. 1, 2024, there have been nine lottery jackpots that have reached or surpassed $1 billion. Only once has a jackpot surpassed $2 billion.

• 9. $1.05 billion, Mega Millions, Jan. 22, 2021: A single ticket won in Michigan.

• 8. $1.08 billion, Powerball, July 19, 2023: A single ticket won in California.

• 7. $1.337 billion, Mega Millions, July 29, 2022: A single ticket won in Illinois.

• 6. $1.35 billion, Mega Millions, Jan. 13, 2023: A single ticket was purchased in Maine.

• 5. $1.537 billion, Mega Millions, Oct. 23, 2018: A single ticket won in South Carolina.

• 4. $1.58 billion, Mega Millions, Aug. 8, 2023: A single ticket won in Neptune Beach, Florida

• 3. $1.586 billion, Powerball, Jan. 13, 2016: Three tickets won from California, Florida, Tennessee.

• 2. $1.765 billion Powerball drawing — Oct. 11, 2023: A single ticket won from California.

• 1. $2.04 billion, Powerball, Nov. 7, 2022: A single ticket won in California.

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What are the Top 10 biggest Powerball jackpots in history?

Here are the Top 10 Powerball jackpots as of Jan. 1, 2024:

• 10. $699.8 million — Oct. 4, 2021; California

• 9. $731.1 million — Jan. 20, 2021; Maryland

• 8. $754.6 million — Feb. 6, 2023; Washington

• 7. $758.7 million — Aug. 23, 2017; Massachusetts

• 6. $760 million — Dec. 30, 2023?

• 5. $768.4 million — March 27, 2019; Wisconsin

• 4. $1.08 billion — July 19, 2023; California

• 3. $1.586 billion — Jan. 13, 2016; California, Florida and Tennessee

• 2. $1.765 billion Powerball drawing — Oct. 11, 2023; California

• 1. $2.04 billion — Nov. 7, 2022; California

What are the Top 10 largest lottery jackpots in U.S. history?

The following Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots made the Top 10 biggest lottery jackpots in U.S. history, as of Jan. 1, 2024.

• 10. $768.4 million Powerball drawing — March 27, 2019; Wisconsin

• 9. $1.05 billion Mega Millions drawing — Jan. 22, 2021; Michigan

• 8. $1.08 billion Powerball drawing — July 19, 2023; California

• 7. $1.337 billion Mega Millions drawing — July 29, 2022; Illinois

• 6. $1.35 billion Mega Millions drawing — Jan. 13, 2023; Maine

• 5. $1.537 billion Mega Millions drawing — Oct. 23, 2018; South Carolina

• 4. $1.58 billion Mega Millions drawing — Aug. 8, 2023; Florida

• 3. $1.586 billion Powerball drawing — Jan. 13, 2016; California, Florida and Tennessee

• 2. $1.765 billion Powerball drawing — Oct. 11, 2023; California

• 1. $2.04 billion Powerball drawing — Nov. 7, 2022; California

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