Iowans Buy $2.26 Million in Powerball Tickets for Monday Drawing

The Powerball jackpot continues to climb after no winning ticket was sold in Monday night’s drawing, pushing the Christmas Eve jackpot to an estimated $2.7 billion.

Iowa Lottery officials report that $2.26 million worth of Powerball tickets were sold across the state for Monday’s drawing.

While no one hit the jackpot, a ticket sold at a convenience store in Walcott matched the Powerball and four of the five remaining numbers. That ticket is worth $50,000.

Wednesday night’s drawing will feature the fourth-largest Powerball jackpot in U.S. lottery history. If a single ticket wins the top prize, the estimated cash option would be $781 million.