Another Day, Another Set Of Powerball Winners

It’s getting hard to not win Powerball these days.

For the second time within a week, a pair of tickets split the top Powerball prize, as Saturday night’s draw — numbers 25, 37, 42, 52, 65, and a red Powerball of 14 — produced two winners for the estimated $20 million prize. The winning tickets were sold in Florida and Texas, and a Georgia ticket-buyer won $2 million by getting all five white balls correct along with a 2x Power Play.

Lottery Geeks estimates about 10 million tickets were sold for the Saturday drawing.

This came on the heels of a historic draw Wednesday evening, when two tickets won the top prize, splitting $143.4 million. But the history was in the details, as a whopping 89 other tickets matched all five white balls, minting a whole slew of millionaires. A full 27 of those 89 people purchased the Power Play upgrade and walked away with $2 million.

How did that happen? Simple. All the winning numbers 3, 19, 35, 51, and 67 —  were in a single column on the Powerball payslips. Players often play patterns, and that was a pattern that did very well for those who participated in it.

“What a night for Powerball players! We are thrilled with these exciting draw results!” Matt Strawn, Powerball chair, said in a press release. “Thank you to all our players, and congratulations to the ticketholders who woke up millionaires!”

Powerball resets yet again for Monday night’s drawing, with the top prize at $20 million.

Don’t forget Mega

While Powerball news has been dominating the lottery space for a week, the Mega Millions jackpot continues to grow.

Tuesday’s top prize sits at a healthy $195 million after nobody took home the bacon last Friday night. Those numbers were 16, 21, 27, 41, 61, and a gold Mega Ball of 24.

Nobody matched all five balls, and Lottery Geeks estimates nearly 5.3 million tickets were sold.

Tickets for Mega Millions cost $5 and Powerball tickets cost $2. Most states offer the multiplier option for Powerball, which impacts any prize won except the jackpot, for an additional $1. Mega Millions comes with an automatic multiplier for any prize except the jackpot.

Both Powerball and Mega Millions are legal in all states except Alabama, Alaska, Hawaii, Nevada, and Utah. Tickets for both draw games are also sold in Washington, D.C. and the U.S. Virgin Islands. In Puerto Rico, customers can buy tickets for Powerball, but not for Mega Millions.

All-time biggest jackpots

Here is a list of the all-time top 10 U.S. lottery jackpots:

1. $2.04 billion, Powerball, Nov. 7, 2022, won in California
2. $1.82 billion, Powerball, Dec. 24, 2025, won in Arkansas
3. $1.79 billion, Powerball, Sept. 6, 2025, won in Missouri and Texas
4. $1.76 billion, Powerball, Oct. 11, 2023, won in California
5. $1.6 billion, Mega Millions, Aug. 8, 2023, won in Florida
6. $1.59 billion, Powerball, Jan. 13, 2016, won in California, Florida, and Tennessee
7. $1.54 billion, Mega Millions, Oct. 23, 2018, won in South Carolina
8. $1.35 billion, Mega Millions, Jan. 13, 2023, won in Maine
9. $1.34 billion, Mega Millions, July 29, 2022, won in Illinois
10. $1.33 billion, Powerball, April 6, 2024, won in Oregon

Here is the all-time top 10 by lump-sum cash value:

1. $997.6 million, Powerball, Nov. 7, 2022, won in California
2. $983.5 million, Powerball, Jan. 13, 2016, won in California, Florida, and Tennessee
3. $877.8 million, Mega Millions, Oct. 23, 2018, won in South Carolina
4. $834.9 million, Powerball, Dec. 24, 2025, won in Arkansas
5. $820.6 million, Powerball, Sept. 6, 2025, won in Missouri and Texas
6. $794.2 million, Mega Millions, Aug. 8, 2023, won in Florida
7. $780.5 million, Mega Millions, July 29, 2022, won in Illinois
8. $776.6 million, Mega Millions, Jan. 22, 2021, won in Michigan
9. $774.1 million, Powerball, Oct. 11, 2023, won in California
10. $723.5 million, Mega Millions, Jan. 13, 2023, won in Maine