Christmas could come early for one lucky Illinois Lottery player after Wednesday's drawing for the $1.7 billion Powerball jackpot.

The Powerball jackpot for Christmas Even has grown to $1.7 billion after no winner was called on Monday night, becoming the fourth highest jackpot in Powerball history.

The estimated $1.6 billion jackpot goes to a winner who opts to receive 30 payments over 29 years through an annuity. Winners almost always choose the game’s cash option, which for Monday night’s drawing would be an estimated $735.3 million.

Winning the lottery is all about chance — so will our chances get better if we play on a holiday? Not exactly, but a look at holidays between now through December 2025 shows there are many opportunities to play Powerball or Mega Millions on a significant ...

The next Powerball drawing is Christmas Eve, Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025. Here’s what to know ahead of the drawing. The winning numbers were: 3, 18, 36, 41, 54, and the Powerball 7. The Power Play multiplier was 2x.

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A $1.7 billion jackpot is on the table, at least for now. Ranked the fourth largest in Powerball history, the jackpot is still up for grabs on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, after no ticket matched the six numbers drawn for the Dec. 22 drawing.

After there was no big winner in last night's drawing, the Powerball jackpot for the upcoming drawing will be one of the largest in lottery history.

Lottery officials say more people tend to buy tickets around the holidays because they make great stocking stuffers.

The Powerball jackpot has reached a staggering $1.7 billion for the drawing on Christmas Eve, making it the fourth-largest in Powerball history.Winners typically opt for the cash option, which is more than $781 million.