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Big Powerball jackpot up for grabs Wednesday night
Updated: Tuesday, December 16, 2025 01:09 AM
The jackpot for Wednesday Powerball jumped to $1,250,000,000 (lump-sum cash payout $$572.1 million) after no one hit all five white ball numbers and the Powerball number Monday night. The numbers from Monday, December 15th, 2025 drawing were 23, 35, 59, 63, 68 and Powerball number was 02.
Although the jackpot was not hit Monday evening, some people still walked away with huge pile of cash. There were 2 lucky winners matched all five numbers but missed Powerball number, which won the second prize. The 2 second prize winning ticket(s) bought in will collect $1,000,000 cash.
Other major winners Monday night included 43 tickets that matched four white ball numbers plus the Powerball and won $10,000. 14 additional players not just matched 4+1, but in addition chose the Power Play option, multiplying the prizes by 4 for a total win of $40,000 each! In addition, 1121 tickets matched four of the five lotto numbers. Those tickets are each worth $100. There were 276 tickets matched 4 white ball with Power Play option, doubled the prizes to a total win of $200 each! Other prizes won Monday evening included 2842 tickets that matched 3 white numbers in addition to the Powerball and won $100. 759 additional tickets at this prize level were also bought with the Power Play option that doubled the prize to $200 cash.
With nine prize levels, there were 2,288,088 tickets across U.S. won a total of $0 prizes in the Monday, December 15th, 2025 drawing.
Powerball is one of the most popular lottery games in the U.S. sold in 44 lottery jurisdictions as a pari-mutuel jackpot game. Powerball drawings occur 2 times a week every Wednesday and Saturday at 7:59 p.m. Pacific Time. The minimum Powerball grand prize is $40,000,000. The annuity option is paid in 30 yearly increment payments. Winners can select one-time lump-sum cash payout instead.
| Mon Dec 15, 2025 Powerball Payout of U.S. | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Powerball | $1,100,000,000 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $1,000,000 | 2 | | 4 of 5 + Powerball | $50,000 | 43 | | 4 of 5 | $100 | 1,121 | | 3 of 5 + Powerball | $100 | 2,842 | | 3 of 5 | $7 | 77,467 | | 2 of 5 + Powerball | $7 | 61,494 | | 1 of 5 + Powerball | $4 | 480,633 | | Powerball Only | $4 | 1,195,988 |
| Mon Dec 15, 2025 Powerball Payout of US(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 | 14 | | 4 of 5 with Power Play | $400 | 276 | | 3 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $400 | 759 | | 3 of 5 with Power Play | $28 | 19,940 | | 2 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $28 | 15,495 | | 1 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $16 | 123,424 | | Powerball Only with Power Play | $16 | 308,590 |
| Mon Dec 15, 2025 Powerball Payout of California(w/o PowerPlay) | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Powerball | $1,100,000,000 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $1,000,000 | 1 | | 4 of 5 + Powerball | $50,000 | 8 | | 4 of 5 | $100 | 204 | | 3 of 5 + Powerball | $100 | 500 | | 3 of 5 | $7 | 14,057 | | 2 of 5 + Powerball | $7 | 11,134 | | 1 of 5 + Powerball | $4 | 85,840 | | Powerball Only | $4 | 210,410 |
| Mon Dec 15, 2025 Powerball Payout of California(with PowerPlay) | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners |
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