No late Christmas gift: Powerball rolls over to $416M

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By Marvin Clemons / Las Vegas Review-Journal

December 25, 2021 - 11:37 pm

The next Powerball drawing will be worth an estimated $416 million after nobody matched the winning numbers drawn Christmas night.

The jackpot had reached an estimated $400 million. The winning numbers were 27-29-45-55-58 with a Powerball of 2.

A drawing will be held Monday night.

A jackpot was last won Oct. 4 when a ticket sold in Morro Bay, California, was worth $699.8 million.

Contact Marvin Clemons at mclemons@reviewjournal.com. Follow @Marv_in_Vegas on Twitter.

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