Just in time for the holidays, the Powerball jackpot is now a staggering $1.5 billion, the 5th largest in lottery history.
If a ticket matches all five numbers in the Powerball’s Saturday, December 20 11 pm ET drawing, the winner can choose a one-time cash payment of $686.5 million before taxes.
The Powerball jackpot has been rolled 45 times in a row since Sept. 6 when two tickets in Missouri and Texas won the second largest jackpot in the game’s history: $1.787 billion.
A person has tickets for the $1.25 billion jackpot in the Powerball lottery drawing in New York City on December 17, 2025.
Top 10 Powerball jackpot winners
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$2.04 billion: November 7, 2022 – California
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$1.787 billion: September 6, 2025 – Texas and Missouri
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$1.765 billion: October 11, 2023 – California
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$1.586 billion: January 13, 2016 – California, Florida, Tennessee
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$1.5 billion: current jackpot
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$1.326 billion: April 6, 2024 – Oregon
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$1.08 billion: July 19, 2023 – California
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$842.4 million: January 1, 2024 – Michigan
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$768.4 million: March 27, 2019 – Wisconsin
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$758.7 million: August 23, 2017 – Massachusetts
Powerball winning numbers for December 20, 2025
The winning numbers for Saturday’s draw: 4-5-28-52-69 and the Powerball is 20.
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How to play Powerball
To play Powerball, you need to buy a ticket for $2. You can do this in a variety of places, including your local convenience store, gas station, or even the grocery store. In some states, Powerball tickets can be purchased online.
Once you have your ticket, you must select six numbers. Five of them will be white balls numbered from 1 to 69. The red Powerball ranges from 1 to 26. People can also add a “Power Play” for $1, which increases winnings for all non-jackpot prizes.
The “Power Play” multiplier can multiply winnings by: 2X, 3X, 4X, 5X, or 10X.
If you’re feeling unlucky or want the computer to do the work for you, the “Quick Pick” option is available, where computer-generated numbers are printed on a Powerball ticket. To win the jackpot, players must match all five white balls in any order and the red Powerball.
Powerball drawings are held on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday evenings. If no one wins the jackpot, the prize money will continue to tick.
Where to buy lottery tickets
Tickets can be purchased in person at gas stations, convenience stores and grocery stores. Some airport terminals may also sell lottery tickets.
You can also order tickets online via Jackpocket, the official digital lottery courier of the USA TODAY Networkin these US states and territories: Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Puerto Rico, Washington DC and West Virginia. The Jackpocket app allows you to select your lottery game and numbers, place your order, view your ticket and collect your winnings all using your phone or home computer.
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This story has been updated with new information.
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