Powerball jackpot climbs to $1.7 billion for Christmas Eve drawing

[Omaha Steve]

Source: ABC News

There was no winner in Monday's drawing.

ByMeredith Deliso
December 23, 2025, 11:12 AM

The Powerball jackpot has soared to one of the largest in the lottery game's history.

The current jackpot is estimated to be $1.7 billion for the drawing on Christmas Eve Wednesday, after there was no winner in Monday's drawing.

The numbers from Monday's drawing were 3, 18, 36, 41 and 54. The Powerball was 7 and the Power Play multiplier was 2x.

A player who wins the Powerball jackpot can choose between the lump sum payment or an annuity option, in which one immediate payment is received, followed by 29 annual payments that increase by 5% each year.


A clerk displays Powerball lottery tickets at a convenience store on December 19, 2025 in Austin, Texas.
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[TexasTowelie]

1. I only had one ticket this time and matched the Powerball.

I chose the multiplier option so I won $8 on the $3 investment.

[twodogsbarking]

2. My mother never won the lottery but she was struck by lightening, twice. 1946 and 1968.

[Gymbo]

3. I won 5 numbers in the California lottery 25 years ago.

I went to claim the win and the clerk told me he couldn't pay me. I had misread the ticket and had won 5 numbers, not four, and the ticket was a $90,000 winner. I went home and gave the ticket to my mother. She had a greater need than I did, and it was pure pleasure to see her claim the win.

[Bengus81]

4. Powerball and Mega Millons must cherish all the free air time they get on MSM

[Chemical Bill]

5. If we don't buy lottery tickets...

they will raise our taxes.