NEW YORK (WABC) -- The Powerball jackpot has surged to its biggest amount this year, reaching an estimated $643 million for Monday night's drawing. The jackpot has not been won since May 31, 2025. Since then, there have been 34 consecutive drawings without a grand prize winner.

The Powerball jackpot soared to $650 million for the Wednesday, Aug. 20, drawing after no one won the grand prize on Monday, Aug. 18.

As the nation awaits the winner of the $600 million Powerball lottery jackpot, someone in California may be $80,000 richer.

The Powerball jackpot surged to its biggest amount of the year, reaching an estimated $605 million ahead of Monday night’s drawing. The pot grew after nobody won all six numbers from Saturday night’s drawing. The white balls were 23, 40, 49, 65 and 69. The red Powerball was 23.

Lopez was looking at the California Lottery app on his phone “when he noticed something unusual,” lottery officials said. “I saw there was a big winner and thought, ‘That’s cool,’” he told lottery officials. But then, reality set in. “It was me!” Lopez said.

Two people from Los Angeles took a big win after playing a California Lottery ticket with the biggest prize being $5 million. • Video above: Lottery odds: What’s more likely to happen than you winning?