Illinois Powerball Prize Jumps to a Massive $930 Million

It might be time to dust off that "lucky keychain" or grab your lucky coin because the Powerball jackpot just shot up to a jaw-dropping $930M. Yes, you read that number right.

This is the kind of money that makes you suddenly believe you could quit your job, buy a lake house, and still have enough left over to never check gas prices again. Nobody won Monday night's drawing, which pushed the jackpot to this massive total. And to make it even wilder, this would be the seventh-largest jackpot in Powerball history if someone finally hits the winning numbers. So, if your friends start acting suspiciously optimistic, you'll know why.

No Winner Again—Illinois Powerball Prize Jumps to a Massive $930 Million

Monday's drawing was actually the 40th one in a row without a jackpot winner. The last time anyone hit the big prize was back on September 6th, when two lucky tickets in Missouri and Texas split it. This time? The winning numbers were 8, 32, 52, 56, 64, and the Powerball was 23. Not exactly the numbers you guessed, yeah?

Oh, one Florida lottery player did win a million, though. For the rest of us? You better manifest that wealth hard because $930M is on the line!

Do you take the 29 annual payments?

The lump sum of $429M?

We all love to pretend to be responsible and do the annual payments, but we live once. One chance to live an extraordinary life we've always wanted. Good luck and make sure to buy your tickets before the next drawing!