The Powerball jackpot climbed to an estimated $225 million, with a cash value of $100.3 million, ahead of the Monday, June 8 drawing after no ticket matched all five white balls and the red Powerball in Saturday night's game. The winning numbers on Monday were 3, 24, 34, 43 and 49, with a Powerball of 20 and a 3x Power Play multiplier.
The latest rollover came after the jackpot was last hit on May 2, when winners in Texas and Florida split a $20 million prize. Powerball has been hit almost 200 times since it began in 1992, but the game keeps drawing players back because the prize can jump fast when no one matches every number. Tickets are sold in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the next drawing is set for Wednesday night.
Saturday's drawing left one San Diego ticket close but short. A ticket sold at a Chevron station at 3359 University Ave. matched five winning numbers but missed the Powerball, denying it the jackpot even as it delivered a California prize. More than 560,000 other tickets won prizes ranging from $4 to $150,000, including nearly 70,000 winners in California, where lottery payouts are adjusted based on sales and the number of winners.
The Saturday numbers were 16, 32, 55, 59 and 64, with a Powerball of 3. That result pushed the top prize higher for Monday's drawing, where players across the country were waiting to see whether the jackpot would keep growing or finally be claimed. For those checking results, the numbers from June 6 and the new June 8 draw sit side by side now, but only one set can settle the jackpot.
What happens next is simple: the lottery runs again on Wednesday and Saturday nights, and the jackpot will either roll over once more or be reset by a winner. For now, the headline number is $225 million, and the San Diego ticket that matched five numbers is a reminder of how close a near miss can come to changing the whole night.
