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Wednesday’s $438 million jackpot comes with a $207 million cash option.
WASHINGTON — The Powerball jackpot jumped to $467 million for Saturday’s drawing after no one won the grand prize on Wednesday.
Wednesday night’s drawing gave lottery players a chance to win $438 million with a cash option of $207 million.
No tickets matched five white balls, which would have awarded between $1 million and $2 million.
The jackpot has been rolling since the last grand prize winners in September, who split the second-largest Powerball jackpot in history earlier this year. On Sept. 6, two tickets sold in Missouri and Texas matched all six numbers to claim a staggering $1.8 billion prize, marking one of the largest lottery wins in U.S. history.
As Powerball inches closer to half a billion dollars, Mega Millions has also continued to rise even higher with an $843 million grand prize up for grabs on Friday.
Winning Powerball numbers for Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025
The winning numbers for Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, were 9-17-29-61-66, Powerball 26. The Power Play multiplier was 5.
What are the odds of winning the Powerball?
The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are one in 292.2 million. The odds of matching all five white balls and winning the $1 million prize are 1 in 11,688,053. The overall odds of winning a prize are 1 in 24.87.
When is the Powerball drawing?
The Powerball drawing takes place live at 10:59 p.m. ET every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. Tickets, which cost $2 per play, are sold in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
What are the largest Powerball jackpots?
The top 6 largest Powerball wins have all surpassed $1 billion. Powerball lottery games have potentially huge jackpots because they are played in multiple states.
- $2.04 Billion – Nov. 7, 2022 – CA
- $1.8 Billion – Sept. 6, 2025 – MO, TX
- $1.765 Billion – Oct. 11, 2023 – CA
- $1.586 Billion – Jan. 13, 2016 – CA, FL, TN
- $1.326 Billion – April 6, 2024 – OR
- $1.08 Billion – July 19, 2023 – CA
- $842.4 Million – January 1, 2024 – MI
- $768.4 Million – March 27, 2019 – WI
- $758.7 Million – Aug. 23, 2017 – MA
- $754.6 Million – Feb. 6, 2023 – WA
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