Powerball jackpot soars to $1.7 billion after another night with no big
winner
[December 23, 2025]
By OLIVIA DIAZ
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Powerball jackpot has jumped to an eye-popping $1.7 billion, after the
46th drawing passed without a big winner.
The numbers drawn Monday night were 3, 18, 36, 41, 54 and the Powerball
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A billboard advertising the Powerball lottery is displayed, Monday, Dec.
22, 2025, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane) |
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Since Sept. 6, there have been 46 straight drawings without a
big winner.
The next drawing will be Christmas Eve on Wednesday, with the
prize expected to be the 4th-largest in U.S. lottery history.
Powerball’s odds of 1 in 292.2 million are designed to generate
big jackpots, with prizes growing as they roll over when no one
wins. Lottery officials note that the odds are far better for
the game’s many smaller prizes. There are three drawings each
week.
The estimated $1.6 billion jackpot goes to a winner who opts to
receive 30 payments over 29 years through an annuity. Winners
almost always choose the game’s cash option, which for Monday
night’s drawing would be an estimated $735.3 million.
Powerball tickets cost $2, and the game is offered in 45 states
plus Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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