WASHINGTON — Powerball's jackpot rose to $654 million for Monday, jumping again after Saturday's drawing once again went without a jackpot winner.

The grand prize has steadily increased since the last grand prize winners in September, who split the second-largest Powerball jackpot in history earlier this year. On Sept. 6, two tickets sold in Missouri and Texas matched all six numbers to claim a staggering $1.8 billion prize, marking one of the largest lottery wins in U.S. history.

Powerball's rising jackpot comes after a long winless run for the competing lottery game Mega Millions finally came to an end when a ticket worth nearly a billion dollars was sold in Newnan, Georgia.

Monday's $654 million jackpot has a lump sum cash value of $303.2 million. It's still shy of the top 10 li

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