The Powerball jackpot has swelled to $1.1 billion after no ticket matched all six numbers in Saturday’s drawing — becoming the fifth-largest jackpot in the game’s history.
It’s been three months since someone has won the grand prize, which has sent ticket sales — and the estimated jackpot — soaring heading into Labor Day weekend.
The next drawing is set for Monday.
A winner in Monday’s drawing can choose between an annuitized prize estimated at $1.1 billion or a lump sum payment estimated at $498.4 million. Both prize amounts are before taxes. The annuity option provides one immediate payment followed by 29 annual payments that increase by 5% each year.
A lottery kiosk advertising Powerball’s $1 Billion jackpot is seen Aug. 29, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn.
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The game hasn’t seen a jackpot winner since May 31, when a California player claimed a $204.5 million prize. During this 39-drawing streak, the game has created 62 million-dollar winners and 608 tickets worth $50,000 or more.
The winning numbers in Saturday’s drawing were: 3, 18, 22, 27 and 33 and the red Powerball 17.
In Saturday’s drawing, nine tickets matched all five white balls to win $1 million. There were 115 tickets that won $50,000 prizes and 27 tickets that won $150,000.
Powerball tickets cost $2 per play and are sold in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million, while the overall odds of winning any prize are 1 in 24.9.
The game has generated more than $36 billion for good causes supported by U.S. lotteries since its first drawing in 1992, Powerball noted. More than half of ticket sale proceeds remain in the jurisdiction where the ticket was sold, according to Powerball.
The current jackpot ranks fifth among Powerball’s largest prizes. The record stands at $2.04 billion, won by a California player in November 2022, followed by the $1.765 billion prize claimed in California in October 2023.
Other notable jackpots include the $1.586 billion split among winners in California, Florida and Tennessee in January 2016, the $1.326 billion won in Oregon in April 2024, and the $1.08 billion claimed in California in July 2023.
