The Powerball jackpot for Monday’s drawing is $33 million - less than a week after someone won $1.8 billion on Christmas Eve.

The estimated jackpot for the drawing is $547 million. The cash option is about $251.7 million. If no one wins, the jackpot climbs higher for the next drawing. According to the game’s official website, the odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 302,575,350.

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The estimated jackpot for the drawing is $90 million. The cash option is about $40.8 million. If no one wins, the jackpot climbs higher for the next drawing. According to the game’s official website, the odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 302,575,350.