The Powerball jackpot has gotten so big this week, it may have you believing in fate — or a $2 ticket to play.
The Powerball jackpot has risen to $775M ahead of its next drawing Wednesday, making it one of the top ten biggest Powerball prizes in history. The lottery has not been won since September, when the previous $1.787 billion prize was split between two tickets in Missouri and Texas, per Powerball.
The odds of winning are 1 in over 292 million, according to Powerball.
To play, customers must purchase a $2 Powerball ticket and select five white numbers between 1 and 69 and one red number between 1 and 26 for the Powerball. The prize grows until it is won by a player with the corresponding five white numbers in any order with the matching red Powerball.
Winners can then receive the prize as a lump sum or paid out in 30 graduated payments over 29 years.
The grand jackpot has a cash value of $362.5M after tax, per Powerball.
Customers wait in line to purchase lottery tickets on Dec. 1, 2025, in Hawthorne, Calif.
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An estimated $36 billion for charitable causes has been generated from Powerball since the lottery began in 1992, per Powerball.
Drawings for winners occur every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday at 10:59 pm ET at the Florida Lottery draw studio in Tallahassee.
You can watch the drawings live here.
In this July 18, 2023, file photo, Powerball play slips are displayed in a convenience store in Los Angeles.
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Top Ten Powerball Jackpots and their Winning States:
1. $2.04 Billion – Nov. 7, 2022 – CA
2. $1.787 Billion – Sept. 6, 2025 – MO, TX
3. $1.765 Billion – Oct. 11, 2023 – CA
4. $1.586 Billion – Jan. 13, 2016 – CA, FL, TN
5. $1.326 Billion – April 6, 2024 – OR
6. $1.08 Billion – July 19, 2023 – CA
7. $842.4 Million – January 1, 2024 – MI
8. $768.4 Million – March 27, 2019 – WI
9. $758.7 Million – Aug. 23, 2017 – MA
10. $754.6 Million – Feb. 6, 2023 – WA
