The jackpot for the Monday, Sept. 1 drawing is $1.1 billion, making it the fifth biggest Powerball ever.

If you are going to play the Powerball lottery, there's some important information you need to know to play.

The jackpot starts out at $20 million and grows with each drawing that no one wins. It takes nearly 40 drawings to reach the billion-dollar jackpot.

The jackpot for the Monday, Sept. 1 drawing is $1.1 billion, making it the fifth biggest Powerball ever and the 11th largest in U.S. lottery history.

It has been 39 Powerball drawings since the jackpot was last won back on May 31 when a California lottery player won $204.5 million Powerball jackpot.

Here's a look at some key things you need to know:

What time is the Powerball drawing?

Powerball drawings are held at 10:59

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