Overview
- Winning numbers will be drawn at 10:59 p.m. ET and streamed live on Powerball.com, with ticket sales cutoffs set by each state.
- This is the 44th drawing since the last jackpot on Sept. 6, the longest streak without a winner in a single cycle since 1992.
- At $1.25 billion, the prize ranks sixth in Powerball history and is only the seventh to clear the $1 billion mark.
- A jackpot winner must choose between a 30-year annuity or an estimated $572.1 million cash option, both subject to federal and, in many places, state taxes.
- Odds of winning the jackpot are about 1 in 292.2 million; tickets cost $2 nationwide across 45 states plus D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and retailers report heavy demand.