The winning numbers for an estimated $1.25 billion Powerball jackpot \u2014 the game’s sixth-largest prize ever \u2014 are 25, 33, 53, 62 and 66 with a Powerball of 17.<\/p>\n
Wednesday’s jackpot has an estimated cash value of $572.1 million, Powerball said<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n It was not immediately known if there were any winners of Wednesday’s jackpot.\u00a0<\/p>\n “Powerball has only seen back-to-back to billion-dollar jackpots twice, and this one has arrived just in time for the holidays,” said Matt Strawn, Iowa Lottery CEO and Powerball Product Group chair.\u00a0<\/p>\n The $1.25 billion Powerball jackpot is the second-biggest Powerball grand prize this year:\u00a0a $1.787 billion jackpot was hit<\/a> Sept. 6 in Missouri and Texas. Wednesday’s drawing is the 44th since the last time a jackpot was won \u2014 the longest such Powerball run.<\/p>\n There were no winning tickets sold for Monday night’s $1.14 billion grand prize<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n To win the grand prize, a ticket must match the five white balls pulled during the drawing as well as the red Powerball. A single jackpot winner would have the choice<\/a> of taking a lump sum payment estimated at $572.1 million or opting for a payout via an annuity, which would consist of one immediate payment followed by 29 annual payments that increase by 5% each year. Either option is before taxes.<\/p>\n The odds of winning the top prize<\/a> are 1 in 292.2 million, according to Powerball, but lottery jackpots have exploded in size over the last decade<\/a>. While the prizes are huge, the odds of winning still remain extremely low.\u00a0<\/p>\n Powerball drawings take place every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 11 p.m. ET.\u00a0<\/p>\n