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Powerball Rolls to $1.7 Billion After No Winner as Christmas Eve Drawing Nears

The winnerless run has set a record for consecutive drawings in a single jackpot cycle.

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A customer fills out a Powerball lottery ticket at a convenience store in Mundelein, Ill., Monday, Dec. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
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The Powerball jackpot climbed to an estimated $1.7 billion, the fourth-largest in the game’s history, after no ticket matched all six winning numbers in Monday night’s drawing.

Overview

  • The jackpot is estimated at $1.7 billion for Wednesday, Dec. 24, ranking as the fourth-largest in Powerball history and marking the record 47th straight drawing in this cycle.
  • Monday’s winning numbers were 3, 18, 36, 41 and 54, with a red Powerball of 7 and a 2x Power Play, but no ticket matched all six numbers.
  • Nine tickets matched all five white balls to win $1 million each, sold in Florida, Georgia, Illinois, New York (two), Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Wisconsin.
  • A jackpot winner could take an annuity worth about $1.7 billion paid over 30 years or a one-time cash option estimated at $781.3 million before taxes, which most winners choose.
  • Reported analyses estimate a lump-sum payout could fall to roughly $492 million after federal taxes, while the jackpot odds are 1 in 292.2 million and tickets are sold in 45 states plus D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.