The Power(ball) surge continues.
The Powerball jackpot soared to $950 million after no winning ticket was sold for Wednesday night’s drawing, as the lottery’s drought nears three months.
Players had the chance to win a whopping $861 million prize, the sixth-largest in the game’s history, surpassing the historic $841 million jackpot won in Michigan on January 1, 2024.
The winning numbers were 9, 12, 22, 41, 61 and the red Powerball 25.
A Miami store worker hands Powerball tickets to a customer on Aug. 26, 2025. Getty Images
A customer holds up Powerball tickets after purchasing them in Downtown Miami on Aug. 26, 2025. Getty Images
Saturday night’s drawing is estimated to be worth $950 million, with a cash option of $428.9 million.
While the jackpot wasn’t won, three lucky players from Mississippi, Ohio and Virginia walked away with $2 million when they won the Match 5 + Power Play option.
Three other ticket holders from Arizona, New York and Virginia scored $1 million for matching all five white balls.
The $1 million ticket in the Empire State was sold at Crosby’s convenience store in Lakewood, 44 miles east of Erie, Pa. and Lake Erie.
It is the third million-dollar win New York has seen in a week after East Northport resident Francis Cangemi claimed the top prize from New York Lottery’s $1,000,000 Gold scratch off and another ticket was sold at a Queens Stop & Shop.
Cangemi chose to take the lump sum of $670,000 after purchasing the ticket at Half Off Cards in Selden, GreaterLongIsland.com reported.
Powerball is on a near three-month drought, not having been won since a ticket worth $204.5 million was sold in California on May 31.
