A ticket with all six numbers in Monday evening’s Powerball drawing was sold in Florida and the purchaser has the option of receiving the $215 million jackpot in 30 installments or a $100 million lump sum payment before taxes.

The numbers drawn Monday were 7, 23, 24, 56, 60 and Powerball number was 25.

The drawing was the 14th since the last time a ticket with all six numbers was sold.

A ticket with five numbers, but missing the Powerball number, was sold in Idaho and is worth $2 million because the player utilized the Power Play option, where for an additional $1 per play, a ticket with five numbers, but missing the Powerball number, is worth $2 million.

The odds of matching all five numbers and the Powerball number is 1 in 292.2 million, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association, which conducts the game. The overall chance of winning a prize is 1 in 24.9.

The Powerball game is played in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands.

The jackpot for Wednesday’s drawing will be $20 million.

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