With no jackpot winner in the previous draw, the Powerball prize has now risen to an estimated $30 million.

Powerball's second-largest jackpot of the year grew again after no one matched all the numbers in Monday's drawing. Why it matters: The jackpot for the Dec. 17 drawing has climbed to an estimated $1.25 billion, with a cash value of $572.1 million before taxes. It's the sixth-largest Powerball prize ever and sets "a game record for most consecutive drawings in a single jackpot cycle," lottery ...

What’re the odds? Luck? Coincidence? Florida, California, Mega Millions lottery drawings had 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 consecutive numbers.