The lump sum or cash value of Monday's jackpot, which was the sixth-largest Powerball jackpot in the history of the lottery, was an estimated $524.7 million. The estimates for Wednesday have already grown to $1.25 billion and $572 million.

Powerball's jackpot rose to an estimated $1.25 billion — the sixth-largest in its history — after no tickets came up winners of Monday night's grand prize of roughly $1.14 billion.

In California one player matched five numbers, without the Powerball. That ticket, sold at Star Market in Salinas, won $708,443. The Powerball jackpot was last won on Sept. 6. The prize of $1.787 billion — won by two players, in Missouri and Texas — was the second-largest Powerball jackpot ever.

If you’ve been clutching your lucky numbers tighter as the Powerball jackpot balloons to a brain-melting $1.1 billion, you’re not alone — but don’t kid yourself into thinking the math is suddenly on your side.

The cash prize continues to grow after no lottery player matched all of the winning numbers in Monday night's drawing.

The winning numbers for the Monday, Dec. 15 drawing are: 23, 35, 59, 63, 68, and the Powerball is 2. The "Power Play" multiplier is 4x. Winning lottery numbers are sponsored byJackpocket, the official digital lottery courier of the USA TODAY Network.

Powerball has grown to an estimated $1.1 billion after no ticket matched all 6 numbers in the last drawing. Dec. 15 draw is close to Hanukkah holiday.