Lottery officials say the jackpot has grown into the eighth-largest in the game's history, and it's already the biggest Powerball prize anyone in the country has seen this year. Powerball Jackpot Growth: Why the Prize Keeps ClimbingNo one matched all five numbers plus the Powerball in Monday night's drawing, so the pot rolled over again. For context, this isn't even close to the biggest Powerball prize ever handed out. But tonight's drawing is the largest Montana players have had a shot at all year. Almost everybody takes the lump sum instead, and for tonight's drawing, that cash option comes out to roughly $433.1 million.