Check back here after 11 p.m. for the Powerball winning numbers for Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025: Powerball drawings are held three times a week - Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. Monday drawings were added in 2021.

NEW YORK (WABC) -- The Powerball jackpot has surged to its biggest amount this year, reaching an estimated $643 million for Monday night's drawing. The jackpot has not been won since May 31, 2025. Since then, there have been 34 consecutive drawings without a grand prize winner.

To win the largest lottery prize of the year so far, a Powerball ticket buyer has to overcome astronomical odds of 1 in 292.2 million.

The Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, numbers are 15-46-61-63-64 Powerball 1 Power Play 3x. The Classic Lotto numbers are 2-5-6-11-24-49 Kicker 385143. The jackpot is $6.8 million for the Wednesday, Aug. 20 drawing.

Monday night’s Powerball jackpot has climbed to $605 million, a new high for 2025, after going without a winner since the end of May.

A Mega Millions ticket worth around $70,000 was sold in California. LOS ANGELES - Feeling lucky? As the nation awaits the winner of the $216 million Mega Millions lottery winner, someone in California may be $70,000 million richer. According to California Lottery's website late Friday night, a ticket worth $70,900 was sold within the state.

No one won Monday night's $605 million Powerball jackpot – leaving the jackpot to grow to an estimated $643 million ahead of Wednesday's drawing. The jackpot is a new high for 2025, after going without a winner since the end of May.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Powerball jackpot is now the largest it’s been this year, reaching $605 million for the drawing on Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. The largest jackpot this year was a $526.5 million prize won March 29 in California. The Saturday, Aug. 16 numbers are 23-40-49-65-69 Powerball 23 Power Play 3x.