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After no grand prize winner from the Saturday, Dec. 20 drawing, the Powerball jackpot for Monday, Dec. 22 now is up to $1.6 billion with a cash value of $735.3 million. It’s now the fourth-highest jackpot in the game’s history.
The drawing will be the 46th in the current jackpot run, which is a game record for the most drawings in a jackpot cycle, according to lottery officials.
It’s the second time the Powerball jackpot has reached $1 billion this year.
The last time the jackpot approached these levels happened this fall, when it reached $1.787 billion for the Sept. 6 drawing. That grand prize — the second largest in the game’s history — was won by a winning ticket purchased in Missouri and another in Texas.
The last time there were two billion-dollar jackpots was in 2023 when a $1.08 billion jackpot was won on July 19 and then a $1.76 billion jackpot on Oct. 11. Both were won by players in California.
Ready to try your luck with Powerball? Here’s everything you need to know.
Powerball winning numbers 12/22/25
The winning numbers from the Monday, Dec. 22 drawing were 3-18-36-41-54, and the Powerball was 7. The Power Play was 2X.
Did anyone win Powerball drawing on Monday, Dec. 22, 2025
Pending
Powerball winning numbers 12/20/25
The winning numbers from the Saturday, Dec. 20 drawing were 4-5-28-52-69, and the Powerball was 20. The Power Play was 3X.
Did anyone win Powerball drawing on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025
No, but there were two Match 5 winners worth $1 million in Michigan and one each in California, Florida, Iowa, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Ohio.
The drawing also produced 22 tickets that won $150,000 and 112 tickets that won $50,000, according to Powerball.
When is the next Powerball drawing?
The next drawing will be Wednesday, Dec. 24 at 10:59 p.m. ET.
How late can you buy Powerball tickets?
In Delaware, tickets may be purchased until 9:45 p.m. ET on the day of the drawing.
In New Jersey and Pennsylvania, you can purchase tickets until 9:59 p.m.
What days are the Powerball drawings? What time does Powerball go off?
Powerball drawings are held three times a week, every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. ET.
How much are Powerball tickets?
The Powerball costs $2 per play.
In Pennsylvania, you can buy tickets online: www.pailottery.com/games/draw-games/.
Tickets can be bought online as well in New Jersey: njlotto.com.
To play, select five numbers from 1 to 69 for the white balls, then select one number from 1 to 26 for the red Powerball.
You can choose your lucky numbers on a play slip or let the lottery terminal randomly pick your numbers.
To win, match one of the nine ways to win:
- 5 white balls + 1 red Powerball = Grand prize.
- 5 white balls = $1 million.
- 4 white balls + 1 red Powerball = $50,000.
- 4 white balls = $100.
- 3 white balls + 1 red Powerball = $100.
- 3 white balls = $7.
- 2 white balls + 1 red Powerball = $7.
- 1 white ball + 1 red Powerball = $4.
- 1 red Powerball = $4.
There’s a chance to have your winnings increased two, three, four, five and 10 times through the Power Play for an additional $1 per play. Players can multiply non-jackpot wins up to 10 times when the jackpot is $150 million or less.
All prizes are set cash amounts, except for the grand prize. In California, prize payout amounts are pari-mutuel, meaning it’s determined by the sales and the number of winners.
What are the odds of winning the Powerball?
The odds of winning the Powerball grand prize are 1 in 292,201,338. The odds for the lowest prize, $4 for one red Powerball, are 1 in 38.32.
According to Powerball, the overall odds of winning a prize are 1 in 24.87, based on a $2 play and rounded to two decimal places.
- $2.04 billion – Nov. 7, 2022 – CA
- $1.787 billion – Sept. 6, 2025 – MO, TX
- $1.765 billion – Oct. 11, 2023 – CA
- $1.6 billion – Dec. 22, 2025 – TBD
- $1.586 billion – Jan. 13, 2016 – CA, FL, TN
- $1.326 billion – April 6, 2024 – OR
- $1.08 billion – July 19, 2023 – CA
- $842 million – Jan. 1, 2024 – MI
- $768.4 million – March 27, 2019 – WI
- $758.7 million – Aug. 23, 2017 – MA
