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WASHINGTON — The Powerball jackpot has skyrocketed to an impressive $1.5 billion, drawing significant attention as Saturday’s drawing approaches.
This enormous jackpot has been accumulating since September 6, following two winners defying the staggering odds of 1 in 292.2 million.
Should a lucky ticket holder claim the prize on Saturday night, they could walk away with a cash value of $689.3 million.
Ranked as the fifth largest in Powerball’s history, this jackpot also stands as the seventh largest among all U.S. lottery jackpots, with the highly anticipated draw set for Saturday, December 20.
In 2023, Powerball has already awarded three substantial prizes: a record-setting $1.8 billion win in September, a $526.5 million jackpot in California in March, and a $328.5 million prize secured in Oregon in January.
Winning Powerball numbers for Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025
The winning numbers for Wednesday were 4-5-28-52-64, Powerball 20. The Power Play multiplier was 3x.
When is the Powerball drawing?
The Powerball drawing takes place live at 10:59 p.m. ET every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. Tickets cost $2 per play and are sold in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
What are the largest Powerball jackpots?
The six largest Powerball wins have all surpassed $1 billion. Powerball lottery games have potentially huge jackpots because they are played in multiple states.
- $2.04 billion – Nov. 7, 2022 – CA
- $1.8 billion – Sept. 6, 2025 – MO, TX
- $1.765 billion – Oct. 11, 2023 – CA
- $1.586 billion – Jan. 13, 2016 – CA, FL, TN
- $1.50 billion (est.) – Dec. 20, 2025
- $1.326 billion – April 6, 2024 – OR
- $1.08 billion – July 19, 2023 – CA
- $842.4 million – January 1, 2024 – MI
- $768.4 million – March 27, 2019 – WI
- $758.7 million – Aug. 23, 2017 – MA
