Lincoln – A string of drawings without a jackpot winner has grown the estimated Powerball® jackpot to $545 million for the Monday drawing. Because of the high jackpot, the Nebraska Lottery reminds customers to play responsibly.
The Powerball jackpot starts at $20 million and continues to grow each drawing until it is won. There have been 37 consecutive Powerball drawings since June 9 without a jackpot winner. This run has grown the estimated jackpot for the Monday, September 27 drawing to $545 million or $392.1 million with the cash option selected. If won, this would be the 10th largest jackpot in the history of the game.
This jackpot run has produced six big Powerball winners in Nebraska.
A $50,000 Powerball winning ticket for the June 30 drawing was sold at Casey's General Store #3813, 9911 S 71st Street in Papillion;
A $50,000 Powerball winning ticket for the August 4 drawing was sold at Quik Trip #587, 4404 No 72nd Street in Omaha;
A $50,000 Powerball winning ticket for the August 18 drawing was sold at Reed's Food Center, 120 South Walnut Street in Arnold
A $50,000 Powerball winning ticket for the September 15 drawing was sold at Hy-Vee Gas, 9601 Q Street in Omaha; and
Two $50,000 Powerball winning tickets for the September 25 drawing were sold at Git 'n Split #55, 1145 Illinois, Sidney, and Quik Trip #577, 11626 Virginia Plz, La Vista.
The largest Powerball jackpot on record occurred in January 2016 when three winners in California, Florida and Tennessee split a $1.586 billion jackpot.
Ten jackpots ranging from $2.5 million to $365 million have been won in Nebraska since the Nebraska Lottery began offering Powerball in July of 1994. The largest Powerball jackpot won in Nebraska occurred in February 2006 when a group of eight coworkers at the ConAgra Foods ham and corned beef plant in Lincoln split a $365 million jackpot.
Play Responsibly
Because of the high Powerball jackpot, the Nebraska Lottery encourages customers to play within their means. “It’s important for Nebraska Lottery players to remember that no matter how large the jackpot is, the odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are 1 in 292 million,” said Lottery Director Brian Rockey. “Your odds of winning remain the same, regardless of how many tickets are purchased or how many people play.” If you or someone you know has a problem with compulsive gambling, free help is available at problemgambling.nebraska.gov.
The mission of the Nebraska Lottery is to generate proceeds for good causes while providing quality entertainment options to Nebraskans. Over $831 million has been raised for the Nebraska Lottery’s beneficiary funds since the Lottery began in 1993. All 93 counties in Nebraska have benefited from projects funded with these Nebraska Lottery proceeds.