More than 1 million other Powerball tickets sold in the United States also won prizes ranging from $4 to $150,000, the lottery said.

More than 755,000 other Powerball tickets sold in the United States also won prizes ranging from $4 to $150,000, the lottery said.

The deadline for purchasing Powerball ticket varies by state so don't wait until the last minute. It can be an hour or more before the actual drawing. For some third-party lottery apps, the deadline can be over two hours before the drawing. For example, Jackpocket in New Jersey has a deadline of 8:45 p.m. for the 10:59 p.m. drawing

The Powerball jackpot has surged to its biggest amount this year, reaching an estimated $605 million for Monday night's drawing.

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?

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.