Overview
- Powerball’s Wednesday drawing is set at an estimated $930 million, or $429 million for the cash option, the game’s seventh-largest prize with odds of 1 in 292.2 million.
- The top prize has rolled for 40 consecutive drawings since two tickets in Missouri and Texas split a $1.787 billion jackpot on Sept. 6.
- Federal taxes automatically withhold 24% from large lottery winnings, with additional federal and potential state taxes due later; a $429 million cash choice would see initial withholding reduce the payout to about $326 million before further taxes.
- Mega Millions confirmed the Dec. 9 winning numbers as 19-32-41-49-66 with Mega Ball 6 for a $60 million jackpot, following 2025 game changes that raised the starting jackpot and embedded multipliers to boost non-jackpot prizes.
- In the U.K., the Dec. 10 Lotto numbers were 4, 9, 26, 35, 42, 46 with Bonus 38 and no jackpot winner confirmed, while South Africa’s PowerBall is projected at R83 million for Friday’s draw, with operators urging players to verify results via official channels.