Retired government employee Bailey played the similar numbers for more than 25 years following being given them by a friend, and has no plans to stop.
One of the winning tickets was sold to a player in Green Bay, Wisconsin, while the other ticket was sold at the 7-Eleven at 6591 Wyndham Drive in Sacramento, California.
Immediately after there have been no winners on Monday, Powerball organizers said robust ticket sales allowed them to raise the jackpot a second time to an estimated $630 million with a money value of $448.4 million.
The money selection will give the player a a single-time lump sum payment equal to the value of the prize pool.
Because no a single won Monday’s jackpot, the jackpot climbs to $378 million as an annuity prize or $275.9 million cash for Wednesday’s drawing.
The cash solution for tonight’s drawing is worth an estimated $299.5 million.
Whoever has the two tickets will split the huge prize, which is the seventh-largest jackpot in the history of the game, the Multi-State Lottery Association said.