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The Powerball jackpot has climbed to over $400 million after no Christmas winner was announced.
Many lottery players who hoped their holiday wishes would be granted when they gambled for the triple-digit prize now have another chance to play ahead of Monday’s drawing.
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A woman buys a chance to win the $1.5 billion Powerball jackpot on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016. (Richard Levine/Corbis via Getty Images / Getty Images)
The estimated $416 million drawing has a cash value of $299.5 million.
Recently, one lucky North Carolina man won the lottery twice after forgetting he had already bought a ticket, as reported by FOX Business.
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Scotty Thomas forgot he bought a Lucky for Life drawing ticket and purchased another ticket with the same numbers.
A customer holds a handful of Powerball tickets at Kavanagh Liquors on Jan. 13, 2016, in San Lorenzo, California. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images / Getty Images)
Thomas won a $25,000-per-year prize twice and decided to claim the lump sum of the tickets, estimated to be $551,851 after taxes.
The largest lottery ever won was the $1.586 billion Powerball on Jan. 13, 2016, with three tickets, from California, Florida and Tennessee, according to the Associated Press.
The 10th top prize was a $590.5 million Powerball ticket from May 18, 2013, which one lucky Floridian hit.
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FOX Business’ Michael Hollan contributed to this report.