The Powerball jackpot has reached extraordinary heights, reaching an estimated $1.1 billion ahead of the drawing on Monday night, Dec. 15. The amount is one of the largest jackpots in Powerball history and comes after no one won the top prize over the weekend.

The jackpot game Hit 5 costs $1 per play. Players choose five numbers from 1 to 42 or allow the system to choose for them, according to Washington's Lottery. If a player matches all five numbers, they take home the cashpot, which starts out at $100,000 and grows until it's won, the lottery website said.

A lucky New Jersey lottery player has won $1 million after matching the five white balls in Saturday night’s Powerball drawing.

Dec. 15, 2025, Powerball lottery jackpot was at $1.1 billion not long after 5 Florida tickets won $1 million, just in time for Hanukkah and Christmas.

The Powerball jackpot has climbed to $1 billion. Here's everything Tennessee residents should know about buying a ticket ahead of Saturday's drawing.

LOS ANGELES - Feeling lucky? As the nation awaits the winner of the $1.1 billion Powerball lottery jackpot, someone in California may be $1.97 million richer. According to California Lottery's website on Saturday night, a ticket worth $1,975,554 was sold at the Lichine's Liquor and Deli on South Land Park Drive in Sacramento.

A winning $20,000 Mega Millions ticket was sold for the Friday, Dec. 12 drawing, according to the CT Lottery. The winning ticket matched four of the five white balls plus the Mega Ball, according to the CT Lottery’s website, with a 2X multiplier wins.

Another weekend without a winning Powerball ticket has allowed the jackpot to increase to an estimated $1.1 billion for the drawing on Monday, Dec. 15, 2025. This is the sixth largest jackpot in Powerball history.