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Powerball jackpot increases to $1,500,000,000 Saturday, December 20th, 2025; Eight second prize tickets sold
Updated: Thursday, December 18, 2025 12:55 AM
The projected jackpot for Wednesday night's drawing was $1,250,000,000. According to official Powerball, no player matched every number and the jackpot rolled up to an estimated $1,500,000,000. The cash value will be a projected $$686.5 million. The winning numbers from Wednesday night, December 17th, 2025 were 25-33-53-62-66 and Powerball was 17. No one won the Powerball jackpot in the past 44 draws since Monday, September 8th, 2025. The last jackpot was won by two lucky tickets sold in MO and TX, matched all six numbers and split a 1,800,000,000 top prize.
Although there was no jackpot winner Wednesday evening, Powerball had some huge winners. There were eight lucky tickets matched all five lotto numbers but missed Powerball number, which won the 2nd prize. The 6 second prize winning ticket(s) sold in CT(1), NY(3), PA(1) and TN(1) will collect 1 million dollar cash. The other two second prize winner(s) from AZ(1) and MA(1) also purchased Power Play, which doubled the prize to $2,000,000 cash win!
Additional major winners Wednesday night included 72 tickets that matched four white ball numbers plus the Powerball and won $10,000. 14 additional players not just matched 4+1, and also bought the Power Play option, multiplying the prizes by 4 for a total win of $40,000 each!
There were 241,320 Powewrball winning tickets sold in the state of New York. There were 3 second prize winning tickets sold in the state of New York. 4 tickets sold in New York matched 4 white ball numbers as well as the Powerball. These lucky ticket holders will collect $10,000 cash each. 481 tickets were sold in the state of New York which matched either 4 or 3+1 numbers. The lucky ticket holders will collect $100 each. 70 tickets were sold in the state of New York which matched either 4 or 3+1 numbers with Power Play. The lucky ticket holders will collect $200 each.
With 9 ways to win, there were a total of 3,305,638 tickets across U.S. won a total of $0 prizes in the Wednesday, December 17th, 2025 drawing.
America's favorite Powerball lottery is played in 42 states, D.C. and the US Virgin Islands. Powerball drawings are held 2 times a week every Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 PM Eastern Time. Each play costs $2. Players can choose to pay $1 extra to buy the Power Play option, which increases the original prizes but not jackpot. The overall odds of winning any prizes is about 1 to 32. The odds of matching 6 Powerball numbers are about 1 in 292 million. The minimum Powerball advertised jackpot is 40 million dollar. Its annuity option is paid in 30 yearly increment payments in 29 years. Winners can choose one lump sum cash payout option instead.
| Wed Dec 17, 2025 Powerball Payout of U.S. | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Powerball | $1,250,000,000 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $1,000,000 | 6
CT-1
NY-3
PA-1
TN-1
| | 4 of 5 + Powerball | $50,000 | 72 | | 4 of 5 | $100 | 1,687 | | 3 of 5 + Powerball | $100 | 4,295 | | 3 of 5 | $7 | 107,110 | | 2 of 5 + Powerball | $7 | 90,918 | | 1 of 5 + Powerball | $4 | 707,374 | | Powerball Only | $4 | 1,724,484 |
| Wed Dec 17, 2025 Powerball Payout of US(with PowerPlay) | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 with Power Play | $2,000,000 | 2
AZ-1
MA-1
| | 4 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $200,000 | 14 | | 4 of 5 with Power Play | $400 | 365 | | 3 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $400 | 1,074 | | 3 of 5 with Power Play | $28 | 26,566 | | 2 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $28 | 22,908 | | 1 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $16 | 179,106 | | Powerball Only with Power Play | $16 | 439,657 |
| Wed Dec 17, 2025 Powerball Payout of New York(w/o PowerPlay) | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Powerball | $1,250,000,000 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $1,000,000 | 3 | | 4 of 5 + Powerball | $50,000 | 4 | | 4 of 5 | $100 | 137 | | 3 of 5 + Powerball | $100 | 344 | | 3 of 5 | $7 | 8,428 | | 2 of 5 + Powerball | $7 | 7,124 | | 1 of 5 + Powerball | $4 | 57,122 | | Powerball Only | $4 | 139,347 |
| Wed Dec 17, 2025 Powerball Payout of New York(with PowerPlay) | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 with Power Play | $2,000,000 | 0 | | 4 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $200,000 | 0 | | 4 of 5 with Power Play | $400 | 20 | | 3 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $400 | 50 | | 3 of 5 with Power Play | $28 | 1,125 | | 2 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $28 | 961 | | 1 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $16 | 7,674 | | Powerball Only with Power Play | $16 | 18,981 |
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