According to official results from the Powerball lottery, the Powerball drawing on Wednesday, December 17, 2025, has not yet shown the winner of the $1.25 Billion jackpot. In this session, 8 second prizes worth millions of dollars appeared.
- The winning numbers for Wednesday, December 17, 2025: 25 – 33 – 53 – 62 – 66
- The red ball: 17
- Power Play: 4X
In this draw, 6 players (Connecticut, 3 from New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee) won the second prize worth $1,000,000. 2 players (Arizona, Massachusetts) got $2,000,000 (with Power Play 4X).
There were 59 third prizes of $50,000; 14 third prizes belonged to the owners who marked Power Play 4X, which helped to multiply four times the prize value to $200,000; and 13 third prizes worth $18,887 (California).
In total, more than 3,305,600 tickets won cash prizes totaling over $39.85 million in Wednesday’s drawing.
These are the prize payouts for all states that play Powerball combined, along with the prize values for each prize tier, with and without the “Power Play” on Wed, Dec 17, 2025:
| Match | Winners | Prize | Power Play Winners | Power Play Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O O O O O | O | 0 | 1,250,000,000 USD | X | X |
| O O O O O | 6 | 1,000,000 USD | 2 | 2,000,000 USD |
| O O O O | O | 72 | 50,000 USD | 14 | 200,000 USD |
| O O O O | 1,687 | 100 USD | 365 | 400 USD |
| O O O | O | 4,295 | 100 USD | 1,074 | 400 USD |
| O O O | 107,110 | 7 USD | 26,566 | 28 USD |
| O O | O | 90,918 | 7 USD | 22,908 | 28 USD |
| O | O | 707,374 | 4 USD | 179,106 | 16 USD |
| | O | 1,724,484 | 4 USD | 439,657 | 16 USD |
The jackpot currently ranks as the 5th largest Powerball jackpot and the 7th largest U.S. lottery jackpot.
If someone matches all six numbers and wins Saturday’s drawing, the winner has a chance to get the $1.50 Billion prize paid out in yearly increments or choose to get the one-time lump sum of $686.5 million before taxes.
There have now been 44 consecutive Powerball drawings without a big winner, according to game officials. The last Powerball jackpot won was on 06/09/2025 after a ticket sold matched the winning numbers and won the prize of 1.8 billion
Powerball is held in 45 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
For people living outside the US, they can play to win via Lottery Messenger Services like TheLotter. A $5 ticket gives you a one in 292.2 million chance at joining the hall of Powerball jackpot champions.
The drawings are held at 10:59 p.m. Eastern, Mondays and Wednesdays and Saturdays. The deadline to purchase tickets is 9:45 p.m.
The estimated Powerball jackpot for next Saturday, December 20, 2025, will be $1.50 Billion. Get your tickets to wish you a miracle!
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