- The Powerball jackpot stands at $1.3 billion for Wednesday night’s drawing.
- Players can buy Powerball tickets online in nine different states.
- Wednesday’s drawing marks the fifth-highest jackpot in Powerball history, surpassing 2023’s $1.08 billion mark.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Powerball jackpot shot up to a $1.3 billion prize ahead of Wednesday night’s drawing. There were 10 tickets across the country that matches all five white balls on Monday ($1 million prize), but the Powerball jackpot will continue to climb until all six numbers are drawn.
Wednesday’s estimated $1.3 billion jackpot is the fifth-highest number in the lottery’s history, just shy of the $1.326 billion jackpot from 2024. Powerball tickets are $2 per play, and players can get in on one of the biggest USA online gambling jackpots of all time with retail and online lottery options.
Biggest Powerball Jackpots Of All Time
- $2.04 Billion – Nov. 7, 2022 – California
- $1.765 Billion – Oct. 11, 2023 - California
- $1.586 Billion – Jan. 13, 2016 – California, Tennessee, Florida
- $1.326 Billion – April 6, 2024 – Oregon
- $1.30 Billion (estimated) – Sept. 3, 2025
- $1.08 Billion – July 19, 2023 – California
- $842.4 Million – January 1, 2024 – Michigan
- $768.4 Million – March 27, 2019 – Wisconsin
- $758.7 Million – Aug. 23, 2017 – Massachusetts
- $754.6 Million – Feb. 6, 2023 – Washington
According to the Powerball website, a potential winner on Wednesday would decide between a lump sum payment of $589 million, or the $1.3 billion annuitized over a 30 years. Both options are before tax and the annuity option would provide a one-time payment followed by 29 years of annual payments, increasing by 5% every year.
States With Online Powerball Tickets
There are nine states with online lottery tickets for the Powerball.
Online Powerball States
You can watch the Powerball drawing live on Wednesday at 10:59 ET, and the same goes for every following Monday, Wednesday, and Friday that the jackpot isn’t drawn.