The winning numbers for the Wednesday, Dec. 31, drawing are: 11, 18, 21, 24, 38 and the Powerball is 26. The "Power Play" multiplier is 10x.

The Powerball jackpot hit $1 billion—the second biggest lottery prize of 2025 so far—after no tickets matched all six numbers drawn on Wednesday night, although the eventual winner will take home a much smaller payout after taxes and deductions.

Murphy gas station at Walmart in Cabot, Arkansas, sold winning ticket in 2025 Christmas Eve Powerball. Final sales pushed the total to $1.817 billion.

In 2022, Edwin Castro became biggest lottery winner ever with $2.04 billion Powerball. 2 years later, California wildfires impacted one of his homes.

The Powerball jackpot rose to $719 million—the third biggest lottery prize of 2025 so far—after no tickets matched all six numbers drawn on Wednesday night, although the eventual winner will take home a much smaller payout after taxes and deductions.

The Powerball jackpot prize rose to $1.5 billion—the seventh biggest lottery prize of all time—after no tickets matched all six numbers drawn on Wednesday night, although the eventual winner will take home a much smaller payout after taxes and deductions.