That means the drawing on Wednesday, Dec. 24 will be worth an estimated $1.70 billion with a cash option of $781.3 million. The $1.70 billion jackpot would be the fourth largest in Powerball and U.S. lottery history. Should ticket sales push the jackpot past the $1.787 billion mark, it would become the second largest jackpot ever.

Here are Monday’s winning lottery numbers: The estimated Powerball jackpot is $1.6 billion. The lump sum payment before taxes would be about $735.3 million.

Powerball has released the official winning numbers for the $1.6B jackpot as players across the U.S. check their tickets.

LANSING, MI -- It’s been more than three months since anyone has won the Powerball jackpot. That’s led to the drawing on Monday, Dec. 22 to be worth an estimated $1.6 billion, with a cash option of $735.3 million. Once again, MLive will provide the results shortly after the drawing takes place at 11 p.m. EST.

The jackpot is up to an estimated $1.7 billion for the Christmas Eve drawing on Wednesday, December 24. The estimated cash value of Wednesday's Powerball is $781.3 million, making it the fourth largest in Powerball history and among US lottery games.

The Mega Millions jackpot is at $100 million on Tuesday, Dec. 23, as the Powerball jackpot hits $1.7 billion. Check your tickets for winning numbers!

A Powerball ticket worth $100k was sold at Xpress Mart at 1315 Kendall Rd. in Newberry. A second winning ticket worth $50k was sold at Food Lion at 5204 Highway 321 in Gaston. The drawing for the $1.7 billion Powerball will take place on Christmas Eve. The jackpot ranks as the fourth largest in Powerball history and among U.S. lottery games.