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Powerball jackpot increases to $700,000,000; 3 tickets won the second prize
Updated: Thursday, August 21, 2025 12:45 AM
Saturday's Powerball game grand prize leaped to $700,000,000, because no one hit all 5 white ball numbers plus the Powerball number drawn Wednesday night. The cash value for Saturday will be $$316.3 million up for grab. Wednesday's $643,000,000 is the total payout - before taxes - if the prize is taken in annuity. The winning numbers from Wednesday night, August 20th, 2025 were 31-59-62-65-68 with Power Ball 05. No one won the Powerball grand prize in the past 35 draws since Monday, June 2nd, 2025. One lucky player from CA won the 207,000,000 top prize in Saturday, May 31st, 2025 drawing.
While there was no jackpot winner Wednesday evening, Powerball did produce some big winners. There were 3 second prize winning tickets from Wednesday night's drawing, matching the first 5 lotto numbers except the Powerball number. The 2 second prize winning ticket(s) sold in MI(1) and OK(1) won 1 million dollar cash. The other one second prize winner(s) from TN also bought Power Play, which doubled the prize to 2 million dollar cash win!
Also, 22 tickets matched 4 of the 5 lotto numbers, as well as the Powerball number. Those tickets are each worth $10,000. There were 8 tickets matched 4+1 with Power Play option, multiplying the winnings by 4 for a total win of $40,000 each!
There were 83,260 Powewrball winning tickets sold in the state of New York. A single ticket sold in New York matched 4 lotto numbers and also the Powerball. The lucky ticket holder will receive $10,000 cash. A ticket sold in New York matched 4 white ball numbers in addition to the Powerball with Power Play option purchased. The lucky ticket holder will collect $40,000. 142 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. 17 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 receive $200 each.
With 9 ways to win, the Wednesday night's drawing produced 1,119,715 winning tickets across the nation with a total amount of $0 prizes.
Powerball is one of the most popular lottery games in the U.S. sold in 44 participating states as a pari-mutuel jackpot game. Powerball drawings are held every Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 PM Eastern Time. To play, select 5 numbers from 1 to 69 then select a Powerball number from a set of 26. The overall odds of winning any prizes is about 1 to 32. The chances of matching 6 Powerball numbers are 1 to 292,201,338. The minimum Powerball jackpot starts at $40 million. The annuity option is paid in 30 graduated payments in 29 years. Winners may select one-time lump-sum cash payout instead.
| Wed Aug 20, 2025 Powerball Payout of U.S. | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Powerball | $643,000,000 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $1,000,000 | 2
MI-1
OK-1
| | 4 of 5 + Powerball | $50,000 | 22 | | 4 of 5 | $100 | 533 | | 3 of 5 + Powerball | $100 | 1,280 | | 3 of 5 | $7 | 33,021 | | 2 of 5 + Powerball | $7 | 27,815 | | 1 of 5 + Powerball | $4 | 221,722 | | Powerball Only | $4 | 592,854 |
| Wed Aug 20, 2025 Powerball Payout of US(with PowerPlay) | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 with Power Play | $2,000,000 | 1
TN-1
| | 4 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $100,000 | 8 | | 4 of 5 with Power Play | $200 | 155 | | 3 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $200 | 348 | | 3 of 5 with Power Play | $14 | 8,803 | | 2 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $14 | 7,630 | | 1 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $8 | 60,173 | | Powerball Only with Power Play | $8 | 165,348 |
| Wed Aug 20, 2025 Powerball Payout of New York(w/o PowerPlay) | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Powerball | $643,000,000 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $1,000,000 | 0 | | 4 of 5 + Powerball | $50,000 | 1 | | 4 of 5 | $100 | 41 | | 3 of 5 + Powerball | $100 | 101 | | 3 of 5 | $7 | 2,585 | | 2 of 5 + Powerball | $7 | 2,143 | | 1 of 5 + Powerball | $4 | 17,980 | | Powerball Only | $4 | 49,321 |
| Wed Aug 20, 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 | $100,000 | 1 | | 4 of 5 with Power Play | $200 | 6 | | 3 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $200 | 11 | | 3 of 5 with Power Play | $14 | 406 | | 2 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $14 | 326 | | 1 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $8 | 2,726 | | Powerball Only with Power Play | $8 | 7,612 |
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