The Powerball winning numbers are in for the Wednesday, Dec. 31 drawing with a jackpot that reached an estimated $53.4 million ($20.7 million cash value). The largest winning Powerball jackpot ticket sold in Michigan was worth $842.4 million and sold in January 2024 at Food Castle in Grand Blanc.

Here are Monday’s winning lottery numbers: The estimated Powerball jackpot is $33 million. The lump sum payment before taxes would be about $15.2 million.

Two lucky Idaho Lottery winning tickets are now worth a guaranteed $1,000,000!  The Idaho Lottery announced the winning numbers from the sold-out, 2025 version of the popular Idaho $1,000,000 Raffle shortly before 6 p.

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The California Lottery has confirmed the Powerball and Daily 3 Midday winning numbers for the December 27, 2025 draw.

Big lottery wins around the U.S. include a lucky lottery ticketholder in California who won a $1.27 billion Mega Millions jackpot in December 2024. See more big winners here. And if you do end up cashing a jackpot, here’s what experts say to do first.

The Christmas Eve Powerball numbers were drawn Wednesday night, as millions of players hoped to cash in on the $1.7 billion prize.