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April 2 (UPI) -- The Powerball jackpot climbed to above $1 billion for Wednesday night's drawing after no winner was selected on Monday. Powerball officials said the new jackpot of $1.09 billion is the fourth largest in the game's history and the ninth largest in U.S. lottery history.
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There were no matches in Monday's drawing of white balls 19, 24, 40, 42, 56 and Powerball 23 with $975 million on the line.
The jackpot comes after single ticket in Michigan won a $1.13 billion jackpot offered by Mega Millions on March 27.
"For lotteries, this is our second consecutive week of being able to offer players an advertised jackpot over $1 billion," said Drew Svitko, Powerball Product Group chair and Pennsylvania Lottery executive director, said in a statement.
"If you're thinking of buying a ticket for Wednesday's Powerball drawing, please keep in mind it only takes one ticket to win, and a portion of your ticket sale will stay in our state to support good causes."
The jackpot total of $1.09 billion surpassed the former No. 4 record of $1.08 billion after Monday's drawing. The Powerball jackpot record was set in 2022 when one ticket in California won a $2.04 billion prize.
Mega Millions will hold their drawing on Tuesday with a grand jackpot of $36 million with a cash prize of $17.1 million.
