{"id":79068,"date":"2025-12-23T13:16:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T13:16:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/79068\/"},"modified":"2025-12-23T13:16:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T13:16:07","slug":"powerball-jackpot-grows-to-1-7b-for-wednesday-christmas-eve-after-no-big-winner-on-monday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/79068\/","title":{"rendered":"Powerball jackpot grows to $1.7B for Wednesday, Christmas Eve, after no big winner on Monday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">NEW YORK (WABC) &#8212; No one won Monday night&#8217;s Powerball jackpot worth nearly $1.6 billion. However, two tickets in New York won the $1 million second-place prize.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">One was sold at a newsstand at 45 Pine Street in Lower Manhattan, and the other at a gas station, Gurcharan and Brothers, at 100 West Merrick Road in Valley Stream in Nassau County.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Monday&#8217;s winning numbers were: 36-54-18-3-41 Powerball: 7<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">There were also second-place winners in FL, GA, IL, OH, PA, TN, and WI.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Now, the Powerball jackpot is growing to $1.7 for a Christmas Eve, Wednesday night drawing.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.powerball.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Powerball drawings<\/a> are streamed live every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. ET here on ABC 7 New York.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Monday&#8217;s Powerball drawing was the 46th in the current jackpot run &#8211; a game record for the most drawings in a jackpot cycle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The Powerball jackpot was last won on Sept. 6 by two tickets in Missouri and Texas that split a $1.787 billion prize.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The odds of winning are 1 in over 292 million, according to Powerball.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Powerball tickets are $2 per play. Tickets are sold in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. More than half of all proceeds from the sale of a Powerball ticket remain in the jurisdiction where the ticket was sold. Since its first drawing in 1992, the Powerball game has helped generate more than $36 billion for good causes supported by U.S. lotteries.<\/p>\n<p>Top Ten Powerball Jackpots<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">1. $2.04 billion &#8211; Nov. 7, 2022 &#8211; CA<br class=\" \"\/>2. $1.787 billion &#8211; Sept. 6, 2025 &#8211; MO, TX<br class=\" \"\/>3. $1.765 billion &#8211; Oct. 11, 2023 &#8211; CA<br class=\" \"\/>4. $1.586 billion &#8211; Jan. 13, 2016 &#8211; CA, FL, TN<br class=\" \"\/>5. $1.326 billion &#8211; April 6, 2024 &#8211; OR<br class=\" \"\/>6. $1.08 billion &#8211; July 19, 2023 &#8211; CA<br class=\" \"\/>7. $842.4 million &#8211; January 1, 2024 &#8211; MI<br class=\" \"\/>8. $768.4 million &#8211; March 27, 2019 &#8211; WI<br class=\" \"\/>9. $758.7 million &#8211; Aug. 23, 2017 &#8211; MA<br class=\" \"\/>10. $754.6 million &#8211; Feb. 6, 2023 &#8211; WA<\/p>\n<p>Here is a look at the 10 largest U.S. jackpots that have been won and the states where the winning tickets were sold:<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">1. $2.040 billion, Powerball, Nov. 7, 2022 (one ticket: California)<br class=\" \"\/>2. $1.787 billion. Powerball. Sept. 6, 2025 (two tickets: Missouri and Texas)<br class=\" \"\/>2. $1.765 billion, Powerball, Oct. 11, 2023 (one ticket: California)<br class=\" \"\/>3. $1.602 billion, Mega Millions, Aug. 8, 2023 (one ticket: Florida)<br class=\" \"\/>4. $1.586 billion, Powerball, Jan. 13, 2016 (three tickets: California, Florida and Tennessee)<br class=\" \"\/>5. $1.537 billion, Mega Millions, Oct. 23, 2018 (one ticket: South Carolina)<br class=\" \"\/>6. $1.348 billion, Mega Millions, Jan. 13, 2023 (one ticket: Maine)<br class=\" \"\/>7. $1.337 billion, Mega Millions, July 29, 2022 (one ticket: Illinois)<br class=\" \"\/>8. $1.269 billion, Mega Millions, Dec. 27, 2024 (one ticket: California)<br class=\" \"\/>9.$1.128 billion Mega Millions, March 26, 2024 (one ticket, from New Jersey)<br class=\" \"\/>10. $1.08 billion, Powerball, July, 19, 2023 (one ticket: California)<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">You can watch the New York state lottery drawings live daily at 2:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. and Wednesdays and Saturdays at 8:15 p.m. on ABC 7 New York.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \"><a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.powerball.com\/games\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Powerball <\/a>drawings are also streamed here on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday at 10:59 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \"><a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.megamillions.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Mega Millions<\/a> drawings are streamed on Tuesday and Friday at 11:00 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The New York Lottery continues to be North America&#8217;s largest and most profitable Lottery, contributing $3.7 billion in Lottery Aid to Education for FY2022-2023 to help support education in New York State.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">New York Lottery revenue is distributed to local school districts by the same statutory formula used to distribute other state aid to education. It takes into account both a school district&#8217;s size and its income level; larger, lower-income school districts receive proportionately larger shares of Lottery school funding.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">For more information about the New York lottery and to see lottery results, please visit <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/nylottery.ny.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">nylottery.ny.gov.<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">New Yorkers struggling with a gambling addiction, or who know someone who is, can find help by calling the State&#8217;s toll-free, confidential HOPEline at 1-877-8-HOPENY (1-877-846-7369) or by texting HOPENY (467369). 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