The pot of cash up for grabs continues to grow. According to lottery officials, the Powerball jackpot for Monday night's drawing soared to $685 million.

       The cash value of the grand prize is $485.5 million, Powerball officials said.

       The jackpot was last hit on June 5, and since then there have been 40 consecutive drawings without a Grand Prize winner, a new record for the Powerball jackpot, according to officials.

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       A Powerball ticket is bought im Boynton Beach, Fla., March 26. 2019.

       The lottery is available in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

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       In August, it went from two drawings a week, on Wednesdays and Saturdays, to three drawings a week, Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays.

       Even though there hasn't been a jackpot winner in months, several Powerball players have earned smaller cash prizes.

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       Blank forms for the Powerball lottery sit in a bin at a local grocery store, in Des Moines, Iowa, July 12, 20121.

       "In Saturday's drawing alone, more than 2.8 million tickets won prizes ranging from $4 to $1 million," Powerball officials said in a news release.

       The largest Powerball jackpot prize money was $1.586 billion in 2016, which was shared by winners in California, Florida and Tennessee, officials said.

       Monday's drawing is scheduled for 10:59 p.m. ET. The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million, according to Powerball officials.