Did anyone win the $1.25B Powerball jackpot? See winning numbers for 12/17/25
AUSTIN, TEXAS - SEPTEMBER 04: A person holds a Powerball lottery ticket they purchased at the Brew Market & Cafe on September 04, 2025 in Austin, Texas. The Powerball Jackpot has grown to $1.25 billion. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
Could the next winner be you?
Powerball winning numbers for Wednesday, Dec. 17
There were no winners for the Powerball jackpot.
The estimated jackpot is now $1.5 billion, with a cash value of $686.5 million, making it the fifth-largest in Powerball history.
The next drawing is at 10:12 p.m. CT on Saturday, Dec. 20, but ticket sales close at 9 p.m. Powerball drawings occur every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
To play Powerball, you first select five white ball numbers. These five numbers will be between one and 69. Then, pick one “Powerball,” or red ball, number. This number will be between one and 26.
You could also choose to have the lottery machine randomly select your numbers for you.
For an extra dollar, you may choose to “power play,” which multiplies all non-grand prize winnings by a factor of 2, 3, 4, 5 or 10.
Here are the current largest jackpots in Powerball history, along with the states the winners lived in:
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