Thursday, December 18, 2025 8:09AM
The Powerball jackpot has soared to an estimated $1.5 billion after there were no big winners from Wednesday night’s drawing.
Lottery players’ next chance to win the big prize will come on Saturday when another drawing will be held.
If a player wins Saturday night, they will have the choice between annual payments worth an estimated $1.5 billion or an immediate $686.5 million lump sum payment.
Wednesday night’s winning numbers are: 25, 33, 53, 62, 66 and the Powerball is 17. The Power Play is 4x.
The Powerball jackpot was last hit on Sept. 6 by two tickets in Missouri and Texas that split a $1.787 billion prize.
According to Powerball, the odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million.
ABC News contributed to this report.
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