Winning $57 millionwould come in pretty handy.
That's the amount that was up for grabs inlast night's Powerball jackpot(Monday, May 11), with a cash option of $25.7 million.
The last jackpot won was at the end of April, when two lucky winners won the $143 millionPowerballjackpot − one of them in Kansas, the other in Indiana.
You just might be thenext jackpot winner.
Here arethe winning Powerball numbersin last night's drawing.
What were the winning numbers in Monday's Powerball drawing (May 11)?
The winning numbers for Monday night's drawing were24-30-37-56-64with aPowerballof7. The Power Play was3X.
When is the next Powerball drawing?
Drawings are heldat 10:59 p.m. every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
How much are Powerball tickets?
Powerballtickets are $2 each and can be purchased until 9:50 p.m. on the day of a drawing.
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What are the odds of winning on a Powerball ticket?
ThePowerballwebsite states that, "the overall odds of winning a prize are 1 in 24.9. The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million."
How to play Powerball
To playPowerball, you have to buy a ticket for $2. You can do this at a variety of locations, including your local convenience store, gas station, or grocery store. In some states, Powerball tickets can be bought online.
Once youhave your ticket,you need to pick six numbers. Five of them will be white balls with numbers from 1 to 69. The red Powerball ranges from 1 to 26. People can also add a “Power Play” for $1, which increases the winning for all non-jackpot prizes.
The“Power Play” multipliercan multiply winnings by: 2X, 3X, 4X, 5X, or 10X.
If you are feeling unlucky or want the computer to do the work for you, the“Quick Pick” optionis available, where computer-generated numbers will be printed on a Powerball ticket. To win the jackpot, players must match all five white balls in any order and the red Powerball.
If no one wins thejackpotfor a given drawing, the cash prize will continue to tick up.
How to win at Powerball
To win,match one of the nineways to win:
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1 red Powerball = $4.
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5 white balls + 1 red Powerball = Grand prize.
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5 white balls = $1 million.
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4 white balls + 1 red Powerball = $50,000.
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4 white balls = $100.
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3 white balls + 1 red Powerball = $100.
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3 white balls = $7.
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2 white balls + 1 red Powerball = $7.
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1 white ball + 1 red Powerball = $4.
This article originally appeared on The Providence Journal:See winning Powerball numbers for Monday, May 11. Here they are