Powerball, Mega Millions jackpots: What to know in case you win
Here’s what to know in case you win the Powerball or Mega Millions jackpot.
Just the FAQs, USA TODAY
A gas station in Ontario County sold a Powerball ticket worth $50,000, according to the New York Lottery.
The third-prize winning ticket was sold at the Speedway at 162 Lake Shore Road in Canandaigua, lottery officials said. The ticket was sold for the Saturday, Nov. 8 Powerball drawing. No one won the jackpot prize over the weekend, which on that date had reached $473.9 million, according to lottery officials.
The ticket sold in Canandaigua was one of four third-place winning tickets sold in New York for the Nov. 8 Powerball drawing. The other three tickets were sold New York City or Long Island – in Brooklyn, Huntington Station and Ronkonkoma, lottery officials said. Each ticket was valued at $50,000.
Powerball winning numbers for Nov. 8, 2025
- White balls: 3, 53, 60, 62 and 68
- Powerball: 11
- Power Play: 2X
What’s next?
- The next Powerball drawing is set for Monday, Nov. 8 at 10:59 p.m. ET.
- For the next drawing, the Powerball jackpot is an estimated $490 million.
- Powerball drawings take place every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
Ticket purchase deadlines
- New York: Until 10 p.m. ET on draw days
- New Jersey: Until 9:45 p.m. ET
- Connecticut: Until 10 p.m. ET
How to play
- Choose five numbers (1–69) and one Powerball number (1–26).
- Powerball tickets cost $2 and are available in 45 states, D.C., Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
- Adding the $1 Power Play option increases non-jackpot winnings.
Odds of winning
- Jackpot: 1 in 292.2 million
- Any prize: 1 in 24.87
Top 5 Powerball jackpots
- $2.04 billion – Nov. 7, 2022 (won in California)
- $1.787 billion – Sept. 6, 2025 (won in Missouri, Texas)
- $1.765 billion – Oct. 11, 2023 (won in California)
- $1.586 billion – Jan. 13, 2016 (won in California, Florida, Tennessee)
- $1.326 billion – April 6, 2024 (won in Oregon)
