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Powerball Jumps to $1.5 Billion for Saturday After No Winner

The run has reached 45 consecutive drawings without a jackpot winner, the most in a single cycle.

A Powerball ticket can make you a millionaire overnight. Tickets start at $2 apiece.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JULY 18: A California Lottery poster advertises Powerball and other lotteries at a convenience store on July 18, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. The Powerball jackpot for the drawing on July 19th is now estimated to be $1 billion after three months of drawings without a winner. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
AUSTIN, TEXAS - SEPTEMBER 04: A person holds a Powerball lottery ticket they purchased at the Brew Market & Cafe on September 04, 2025 in Austin, Texas. The Powerball Jackpot has grown to $1.7 billion, positioning it as the third largest prized jackpot in U.S. lottery history. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
Here are the estimated jackpots for the next Powerball, Mega Millions and Lotto Texas drawings.

Overview

  • Wednesday’s numbers were 25, 33, 53, 62 and 66 with a Powerball of 17 and a 4x Power Play, and no ticket matched all six.
  • The estimated prize for Dec. 20 is $1.5 billion as an annuity or $686.5 million as a lump-sum cash option before taxes.
  • Eight tickets hit top non-jackpot prizes: six won $1 million in Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania and Tennessee, and two won $2 million in Arizona and Massachusetts with Power Play.
  • The jackpot ranks fifth-largest in Powerball history and seventh among all U.S. lottery jackpots, marking rare back-to-back billion-dollar Powerball cycles.
  • Drawings are held Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays at 10:59 p.m. ET, tickets cost $2, and the odds of winning the jackpot are about 1 in 292.2 million.