Powerball rolls to $607 million after October 17 drawing produces no jackpot winner

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Summary

No ticket matched all six numbers in the October 17 drawing.
Monday's estimated jackpot is $607 million, with a $255.7 million cash option before taxes.
A Maryland ticket matched the five white balls for a $1 million prize.

Jackpot rolls over

The Powerball jackpot rose to an estimated $607 million for Monday, October 19, after no ticket matched all six numbers in Saturday night's drawing. Powerball's official website and the Texas Lottery listed the new estimate, while City News Service also reported the rollover.^{[1] [2] [3]}

The October 17 winning white-ball numbers were 12, 13, 24, 32 and 35. The red Powerball was 11 and the Power Play multiplier was 3x, according to the official draw results. The Texas Lottery and specialist results site USA Mega published the same combination.^{[2] [4] [5]}

Maryland ticket wins $1 million

Although the jackpot was not won, one ticket sold in Maryland matched the five white balls for a $1 million prize. Powerball identified Maryland as the Match 5 winner, and both City News Service and USA Mega reported the result. The reviewed results did not identify a claimant.^{[1] [3] [5]}

Powerball's national results listed no Match 5 winner with Power Play. Under the game's prize chart, a Match 5 ticket with that option pays $2 million regardless of whether the drawn multiplier is 2x or 3x. The multiplier does not increase the jackpot.^{[4] [6]}

Cash option differs from advertised jackpot

The estimated cash option for Monday is $255.7 million, according to Powerball and the Texas Lottery. That is a different payment choice from the $607 million advertised annuity, not an additional prize. Powerball says both advertised options are before federal and jurisdictional taxes.^{[1] [2]}

A jackpot winner can choose a lump-sum payment or an annuity of 30 graduated payments over 29 years, according to the official game rules. The estimate is for the next drawing; it is not a report that a player has already won or received that amount.^{[1] [6]}

Next drawing Monday

Powerball drawings are held Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. Eastern time, the operator says. The next scheduled drawing is October 19. Its published jackpot odds are about one in 292.2 million for a standard play, with overall prize odds of about one in 24.9.^{[1] [3] [6]}

Players checking Saturday's result should use the October 17 draw date and distinguish the five white-ball numbers from the red Powerball. The operator says official drawing results prevail if displayed information differs, and prizes must be redeemed in the jurisdiction where the ticket was sold.^[4]

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