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Winning the Powerball jackpot is less than you think

A choice is given to the winner, they can either receive the jackpot spread across 30 annual payments, or opt for the more popular lump sum cash prize of $273.3 million.

The Powerball jackpot for Wednesday's drawing skyrocketed to a whopping $865 million after there were no winners in Monday's drawing.

The last time someone won a Powerball jackpot was in Michigan on New Year's Day, when one winning ticket matched all the numbers for a $842.4 million prize. Since then, there have been 36 consecutive drawings without a jackpot winner, according to Powerball.

The numbers were rolled and selected just after 11 p.m. ET on Wednesday, and we have the results from the drawing below.

If there is a winner after Wednesday's drawing and they choose the lump-sum payment option, they would take home $416.1 million after taxes, according to the lottery.

Here are the winning numbers for the Wednesday, March 25 drawing:

Powerball winning numbers for March 25

The winning numbers from the Monday, March 25 drawing were 7, 11, 19, 53 and 68. The red Powerball was 23 and the Power Play was 2X.

While there were no jackpot winners from Monday's drawing, there were Match 5 $1 million winners in Florida and New York.

How to play Powerball

In order to purchase a $2 Powerball ticket, you'll have to visit your local convenience store, gas station or grocery store − and in a handful of states, you can purchase tickets online.

To play, you will need to pick six numbers in total to mark on your ticket. Five numbers will be white balls ranging from numbers 1 to 69. The Powerball is red and one number which is between 1 and 26.

If you want to increase your chances of winning, you can add a “Power Play” for $1 which increases the winnings for all non-jackpot prizes. This addition can multiply winnings by 2X, 3X, 4X, 5X, or 10X.

Players can also ask a cashier for a "Quick Pick" where a cashier will give you a computer generated numbers on a printed Powerball ticket.

Drawings are held on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday nights. If there's no jackpot winner, the cash prize will increase by millions.

Where to purchase lottery tickets

Tickets can be purchased in person at gas stations, convenience stores, casinos and grocery stores. Some airport terminals may also sell lottery tickets.