The Powerball jackpot for Wednesday, Dec. 17, has reached an estimated $1.25 billion. No one won the jackpot in the Monday, Dec. 15, drawing, though two tickets won $1 million. The winning numbers for Monday, Dec. 15, were 23-35-59-63-68 with a Powerball of 2.

No ticket matched all six numbers in the latest multi-state Powerball drawing, boosting the estimated jackpot to $1.25 billion.

California lottery excitement peaks as Powerball jumps to $1.25 billion ahead of Christmas, while Mega Millions offers an $80 million prize.

While no one hit the jackpot, a Salinas grocery store sold a ticket worth more than $700,000 in Monday night’s Powerball drawing.