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Massive Jackpot Evades Capture, Setting Up Monday Drawing for Historic Prize
December 14, 2025 (CNN) — Hopeful lottery players nationwide watched in suspense as the estimated $1 billion Powerball jackpot was drawn on Saturday, December 13, only to learn that the grand prize had once again eluded capture, causing the jackpot to swell to an estimated $1.1 billion for Monday night’s drawing.
The winning numbers drawn late Saturday were 1, 28, 31, 57, 58, with the red Powerball number 16. The Power Play multiplier was 2X. Lottery officials confirmed that no ticket sold matched all five white balls and the Powerball, marking the 42nd consecutive drawing without a top-prize winner and tying the game’s longest winless streak.
The mounting excitement has propelled the prize to the seventh-largest Powerball jackpot in history, with the next drawing promising a life-changing windfall. Should a single ticket match all six numbers on Monday, the winner will have the choice between the estimated $1.1 billion annuity, paid out over 30 years, or a lump-sum cash option, currently estimated at over $500 million before taxes.
Despite the grand prize rolling over, millions of smaller winners emerged from Saturday’s draw, including multiple tickets that matched the five white balls to secure $1 million prizes.
The staggering $1.1 billion prize puts the lottery run in elite company, coming just months after another historic Powerball jackpot of $1.787 billion was split between winners in Missouri and Texas in September 2025. The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot remain a daunting 1 in 292.2 million, but that hasn't stopped the American public from dreaming of being the one to finally break the streak.
