Discover how taxes slash a $1.5 billion Powerball jackpot, with winners taking home far less after federal and state cuts.

The Powerball jackpot stands at $1.27 billion after no one won on Monday. Check here for the winning numbers on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025.

There was no Powerball jackpot winner last night, but thousands of Iowa Lottery tickets won prizes. Check the winning numbers before the next drawing.

There was no jackpot winner for Wednesday's Powerball drawing, which means that Saturday's drawing, Dec. 20, if there is a winner, would be the fifth-largest jackpot in Powerball history. This jackpot is an estimated $1.5 billion for Saturday night's drawing, according to the Powerball website. The cash value is $686.5 million.

An Arizona lottery player is richer after Monday's Powerball drawing. A Match 5 ticket worth $1 million was sold in Arizona. Here's what we know.

South Carolina lottery players have chance at $1.1B Powerball jackpot on Dec. 15. Prize is 6th largest ever for Powerball.

Mega Millions followed a similar path. Its first jackpot winner in 2002 took home $28 million. Its record prize — a $1.602 billion jackpot won on Aug. 8, 2023 — ranks as the fourth-largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history.