Monday's Powerball jackpot is the 8th-largest ever. Here's how high it could go

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Set us as preferredThe jackpot for Monday’s Powerball has climbed to more than $900 million, after no one hit all six numbers for the 42nd consecutive drawing, game officials announced. The Powerball jackpot was last won on May 2, when two tickets in Florida and Texas split a $20-million jackpot. Four of the biggest 10 jackpots in Powerball history have had tickets sold in California, including the largest one in 2022. Half of the $2 Powerball tickets goes to help fund Calfiornia’s public programs and local services, as it does in other states. Monday’s drawing will be the 43rd consecutive drawing in the current jackpot.