$50,000 Powerball winner in Connecticut as jackpot hits $1.09 billion

The Powerball jackpot continues to grow and it is up to $1.09 billion, but there was a $50,000 winner in Connecticut Monday night.

The winning numbers on Monday night were 19-24-40-42-56 and the Powerball was 23. Powerplay was X2.

The $50,000 winning ticket matched four numbers and the Powerball.

No information was immediately available on where the ticket was sold.

There were $1 million winners in Florida, Maryland, Minnesota, North Carolina and Virginia on Monday night. Maryland has two $1 million winners while the other states have one.

The last time someone won the Powerball jackpot was on Jan. 1. The ticket was sold in Michigan and won $842.4 million.

The $1.09 billion jackpot would be the fourth-highest Powerball jackpot in history.

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The overall odds of winning a prize are 1 in 24.9 and the odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million.

Top 10 Powerball jackpots

1. $2.040 billion - Nov. 7, 2022 - California
2. $1.765 billion - Oct. 11, 2023 - California
3. $1.586 billion - Jan. 13, 2016 - California, Florida, Tennessee
4. $1.080 billion - July 19, 2023 - California
5. $842.4 million - Jan. 1, 2024 - Michigan
6. $768.4 million - Mar. 27, 2019 - Wisconsin
7. $758.7 million - Aug. 23, 2017 - Massachusetts
8. $754.6 million - Feb. 6, 2023 - Washington
9. $731.1 million - Jan. 20, 2021 - Maryland
10. $699.8 million - Oct. 4, 2021 - California