🔴 Powerball Jackpot Rises To $1.25 Billion Dollars

🔴 Several "Big Money" winning Powerball tickets sold in New York State

🔴 Over 200 winning tickets sold in New York State

Millions of lottery players in New York State, myself included, waited with bated breath last night to see if they were to become an instant multi-millionaire. The simple answer is that no one in New York did after Monday's Powerball drawing. There were several "Big Money" winners, though, in New York State.

Powerball Winners In New York State

There were four 3rd-place winning tickets sold in New York State from Monday's Powerball drawing. Those tickets matched four out of five numbers and also had the Powerball number. Three of those tickets won $50,000 each, while the 4th ticket had the Powerplay, which increased the winning amount by 4x to $200,000.

There were 85 4th-place winning Powerball tickets sold in New York State from last night's drawing. Those tickets matched four out of five numbers but missed the Powerball number. 78 of those tickets won $100 each, while the other 7 tickets had the Powerplay and won $400 each.

On top of those winners, there were also 224 5th-place winning tickets sold in New York State. Those tickets matched three out of five numbers and also had the Powerball number. 194 of those tickets won $100 each, with the other 30 tickets had the Powerplay and won $400 each.

Monday's Winning Powerball Numbers

Here were the winning Powerball numbers from last night: 23-35-59-63-68 with a Powerball number of 02.

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There was no grand prize winning ticket sold from Monday's Powerball drawing. That means the jackpot for the next drawing on Wednesday is up to $1.25 billion dollars.

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