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The cash option as it stands now would be $929 million if there is one winner.
The previous top jackpots were a $1.586 billion Powerball jackpot and a $1.537 Mega Millions jackpot.
Powerball tickets are $2 per play. You also have the option to pay an extra $1 to activate the power play, a multiplier that increases your payout for non-jackpot prizes.
Tickets are sold in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The next Powerball drawing will take place at 10:59 p.m. on Monday.
The last Powerball winner was from Pennsylvania on Aug. 3.
Powerball in Virginia
In Virginia, there were 284,236 tickets that won prizes Saturday night ranging from $4 to $150,000.
(Disclaimer: We purchased tickets but only won $12. In the two previous drawings, we won $24 each.)
Three Virginia tickets bought in Virginia won $150,000 each in Saturday’s drawing. There were bought at:
- B B Mart, 2301 Pocahontas Trail, Quinton
- Sheetz, 15315 Washington Street, Haymarket
- Online (at valottery.com or using the Virginia Lottery app)
Four Virginia tickets won $50,000 apiece. They were bought at:
- Stone Road Sunoco, 14709 Lee Highway, Centreville
- Quik-e Foods, 100 North Main Street, Amherst
- 7-Eleven, 10485 Fairfax Boulevard, Fairfax
- Wawa, 1579 Lynnhaven Parkway, Virginia Beach
Prize winning tickets greater than $600 may be redeemed at any of eight Virginia Lottery customer service centers or can be mailed to the Virginia Lottery.
The profit from every Powerball ticket sold in Virginia, by law, benefits K-12 public education in Virginia.
You must be at least 18 years old to play Virginia Lottery games.
Tickets for Monday’s jackpot may be purchased until 10 p.m. at Virginia lottery retailers, online at valottery.com or using the Virginia Lottery’s app.
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Crystal Graham
