Sixty-Eight Powerball Tickets Miss $1 Billion Jackpot by a Single Number

Posted on: December 14, 2025, 12:05h. 

Last updated on: December 14, 2025, 12:05h.

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  • No ticket won the Powerball jackpot on Saturday
  • The jackpot rolls to an estimated $1.1 billion

Saturday’s Powerball numbers were 1, 28, 31, 57, 58, and the red Powerball was 16.

Powerball jackpot lottery results
People wait in line to purchase lottery tickets at a liquor store in California in July 2022. The Powerball jackpot has climbed to $1.1 billion after no ticket has hit the top prize for 42 consecutive drawings. (Image: Shutterstock)

With no ticket matching all six drawn numbers last night, Powerball has now gone 42 drawings without a jackpot win. Saturday set a record for the longest drought in Powerball history.

This jackpot streak is bringing people together to dream big during this festive time of year,” said Matt Strawn, chair of the Powerball Product Group and CEO of the Iowa Lottery. “Just one $2 Powerball ticket gives you a chance to win this jackpot while also supporting good causes in your community.”

Strawn encouraged the public to “play responsibly.”

Powerball is played in 45 states, plus Washington, DC, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands.

The odds of a ticket hitting the jackpot are more than 1 in 292.2 million. The overall odds of winning a prize are 1 in 24.9.

The jackpot rolls to an estimated $1.1 billion for Monday’s drawing at 10:59 pm ET from the Florida Lottery draw studio in Tallahassee. The cash option is $503.4 million. At $1.1 billion, the jackpot is the sixth-largest in Powerball history.

Top 10 Powerball Jackpots

  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. $1.1 Billion – Dec. 15, 2025
  7. $1.08 Billion – July 19, 2023 – CA
  8. $842.4 Million – January 1, 2024 – MI
  9. $768.4 Million – March 27, 2019 – WI
  10. $758.7 Million – Aug. 23, 2017 – MA

Tickets Almost Hit Big

During Saturday’s drawing, 68 tickets almost hit the Powerball jackpot. The plays matched five of the six drawn numbers.

Seven of the plays that nearly hit the game’s top prize matched all five white balls but not the red Powerball to claim $1 million payouts. Two included the $1 optional Power Play to double their windfalls to $2 million. The two $2 million tickets were sold in North Carolina and Pennsylvania.

The odds of matching the five white balls are 1 in more than 11.68 million.

Forty-nine tickets matched four white balls and the red Powerball to claim $50,000 wins. A dozen others matched four white balls and the Powerball that had the Power Play to double their payouts to $100,000.

The odds of matching four white balls and the Powerball are 1 in more than 913,000.

In total, 3,020,795 Powerball tickets won a prize last night. More than half simply hit the red Powerball to win $2.

Don’t Gift Kids Lottery Tickets

US lotteries are reminding consumers not to gift lottery tickets to kids or anyone else not old enough to play lawfully. As Casino.org reported earlier this month, the National Council on Problem Gambling has partnered with a record 67 lotteries to get out the word that lottery tickets make poor gifts for children.

“Young people are increasingly exposed to gambling long before they’re ready to understand the risks. Through the Gift Responsibly and Too Young to Bet campaigns, we’re equipping parents and educators with information about the importance of keeping gambling out of kids’ hands,” said Derek Longmeier, NCPG board president.