Powerball Jackpot Soars To $750M; 10th Largest In History

Published On: August 25, 2025

Powerball Jackpot Soars To $750M; 10th Largest In History

Since no lottery players have gotten all five numbers and the Powerball, the Powerball prize is getting close to $1 billion.

The Powerball prize keeps getting bigger.

On Monday, August 25, a $750 million jackpot with an estimated cash value of $338.6 million will be up for grabs, making it the tenth-largest grand prize in the history of the game.

With a Powerball of 18, the winning numbers for the Saturday, August 23 Powerball drawing were 11-14-34-47-51.

Two tickets sold in Maine and New York matched all five white balls and won $1 million in prizes, but no player was able to match all six numbers selected. In addition to matching all five white balls, a third ticket that was sold in South Dakota had the Power Play option, which doubled the winnings to $2 million.

Numerous other gamers won $50,000 or $100,000.

The jackpot was last won in California in late May, therefore Monday’s Powerball drawing will be the 37th.

“If a player wins Monday s jackpot, they will have the choice between an annuitized prize estimated at $750 million or a lump sum payment estimated at $338.6 million,” according to lottery authorities.

They stated, “Both prize options are before taxes,” “If the winner selects the annuity option, they will receive one immediate payment followed by 29 annual payments that increase by 5-percent each year.”

Now that the Powerball prize is still rising, history is up for grabs.

Ten of the best Powerball Jackpots:

$2.04 billion Nov. 7, 2022 CA;
$1.765 billion Oct. 11, 2023 – CA;
$1.586 billion Jan. 13, 2016 CA, FL, TN;
$1.326 billion April 6, 2024 – OR;
$1.08 billion July 19, 2023 CA;
$842.4 million January 1, 2024 MI;
$768.4 million March 27, 2019 WI;
$758.7 million Aug. 23, 2017 MA;
$754.6 million Feb. 6, 2023 – WA;
$750 million (estimated) Aug. 25, 2025.

Every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday at 10:59 p.m., there are Powerball drawings. What are the chances of winning the big prize? The odds of winning any kind of award are 1 in 292.2 million. an even more plausible 1 in 24.9.