Edwin Castro is biggest lottery winner with $2 billion Powerball. Someone in Arkansas won $1.8 billion and a Publix shopper in Georgia won $983 million

Prizes vary from $4 for the matching the Powerball to $1 million for matching all five white balls (except in California) to the jackpot for matching all six balls. You can check all the prize payouts on the Powerball website here.

The jackpot prize has now increased to an estimated $105 million. If there is a winner of this prize, taking the cash option, the winner will receive approximately $47.4 million. The next Powerball drawing takes place on January 7, 2026, at 10:59 p.m. EASTERN TIME.

A Powerball player there holds the winning ticket from Wednesday night's drawing for the game's $1.817 billion jackpot. The winner, who so far hasn't gone public, can choose between an annuitized prize of $1.817 billion or a lump sump payment of $834.9 million (both prize options are before taxes).

Here are Saturday’s winning lottery numbers: The estimated Powerball jackpot is $64 million. The lump sum payment before taxes would be about $28.9 million.

Here are the latest winning lottery numbers from Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025. You can find all the lottery results, including Powerball and Mega Millions, each night on PennLive. Treasure Hunt: 3, 5, 15, 21, 29 Next Jackpot: $12,000 Change from last: No Change