The lucky numbers for the Wednesday night drawing were 28, 48, 55, 60, 62, with Powerball was 20. The Power Play option was 2X.
Although nobody won the $249.2 million Powerball jackpot in the lottery drawing for Wednesday, February 26, 2025, there were still plenty of people who won smaller prize amounts.
There were also 4 tickets nationwide that won $50,000 prizes; 3 third prizes belonged to the owners who marked Power Play 2X, which helped to multiply two times the prizes value to $100,000; and 4 third prizes came to California owners worth $8,149.
In total, more than 409,100 tickets won cash prizes totaling $2.03 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, Feb 26, 2025:
| Match | Winners | Prize | Power Play Winners | Power Play Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O O O O O | O | 0 | 248,000,000 USD | X | X |
| O O O O O | 0 | 1,000,000 USD | 0 | 2,000,000 USD |
| O O O O | O | 8 | 50,000 USD | 3 | 100,000 USD |
| O O O O | 187 | 100 USD | 65 | 200 USD |
| O O O | O | 483 | 100 USD | 145 | 200 USD |
| O O O | 12,156 | 7 USD | 3,899 | 14 USD |
| O O | O | 10,207 | 7 USD | 3,211 | 14 USD |
| O | O | 80,040 | 4 USD | 26,027 | 8 USD |
| | O | 205,179 | 4 USD | 67,463 | 8 USD |
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 next Powerball drawing will be on Saturday, March 1, 2025. The jackpot jumps to $272,000,000. Would you like to try your luck?
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