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Powerball Jackpot Climbs to $1.7 Billion After No Winner, Third-Largest on Record

Saturday’s drawing follows one of the game’s longest no‑win runs, with the annuitized prize trailing only the 2022 and 2023 records.

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People walk past an electronic sign displaying the $1.4 billion jackpot in the Powerball lottery drawing in Queens, New York City, U.S., September 3, 2025.
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It's the third-biggest ever.

Overview

  • Wednesday’s winning numbers were 3, 16, 29, 61, 69 and Powerball 22, with a Power Play multiplier of 2.
  • The cash option for the new jackpot is estimated at $770.3 million before taxes, while the annuity pays out over 30 years.
  • Eleven tickets matched all five white balls to win $1 million and four Power Play tickets won $2 million; more than 6.3 million tickets won cash prizes overall.
  • California officials highlighted two near‑million wins of $984,594 each from tickets sold in Bakersfield (Albertsons) and Riverside (Stater Bros.).
  • Ohio reported a $1 million ticket sold at Sheetz in Canfield and two $100,000 winners at Kroger in Toledo and Meijer in Dayton; the next drawing is Saturday, Sept. 6 at 10:59 p.m. ET, with jackpot odds at about 1 in 292.2 million.