The Powerball jackpot is estimated to rise to $1.5 billion for Saturday night’s drawing, marking the fifth-largest prize in lottery history, after no tickets matched all six numbers drawn Wednesday, the lottery said.
A $1.25 billion Powerball jackpot was up for grabs Wednesday night, with a cash value of $572.1 million. The winning numbers drawn on Wednesday were: 25, 33, 53, 62, 66 and the red Powerball 17.
That was the sixth-largest prize ever awarded to the game, according to Powerball. The largest prize in history was $2.04 billion won on November 7, 2022.
The Powerball jackpot was last won on September 6 with two tickets in Missouri and Texas splitting a $1.787 million prize. There have been 43 consecutive drawings without jackpots.
A customer fills out a Powerball lottery ticket at a convenience store in Mundelein, Illinois, on December 15, 2025.
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If a player had won Wednesday night, he would have had the choice between annual payouts worth an estimated $1.25 billion or an immediate lump sum payment of $572.1 million.
According to Powerball, the odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million.
The drawing will take place shortly before 11 pm ET at the Florida Lottery drawing studio in Tallahassee.
Powerball tickets cost $2 per play.
