The jackpot is the fifth highest in the game's nearly three-decade history, agency representatives said in a release.
* For 13th time in history, a lottery jackpot reached $1 billion. Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025, Powerball drawing is among biggest prizes ever.
* Powerball drawings are held at 11 p.m. ET Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, including holidays.
* 2 Florida Publix stores and a Kroger in Michigan sold winning billion-dollar lottery tickets. See our list.
Lottery fever is spiking!
Will a $2 Powerball ticket make you a billionaire? As they say in the lottery business, "it could happen to you." A Florida ticketholder - for the second drawing in a row - didn't win $1 billion, but came away with a $1 million prize.
After no one matched all five numbers plus the Powerball in the Monday, Sept. 1, Labor Day Powerball drawing, the jackpot jumped from $1.10 billion to $1.40 billion for Wednesday, Sept. 3. The one-time lump-sum cash option jumped pretty high, too: From $498.4 million to $634.3 million.
The total is climbing up the Top 10 biggest Powerball lottery jackpots of all-time (see below), and it's on the list of largest lottery prizes in U.S. history.
Did anyone win Powerball last night?
Check back for Wednesday, Sept. 3, winning Powerball numbers. We'll see if there's a billion-dollar lottery winner or yet another chance at a higher windfall.
In case you're wondering, Monday's Labor Day Powerball numbers (Sept. 1, 2025) were 8-23-25-40-53 and the Powerball was 5. Power Play was 3x. Though those numbers meant a rollover, it wasn't all bad news: There were 12 million-dollar-plus winners in Monday's Powerball including a Florida ticket that matched 5. The other $1 million winners bought their tickets in California, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, New Jersey (2 tickets), New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia.
Even more lucky were those whose ticket matched 5 plus the Power Play. Those tickets, which won $2 million prizes, were purchased in Montana and North Carolina.
The same phenomenon occured in the Saturday, Aug. 30, Powerball drawing, too: Though it was a rollover with the Powerball numbers of 3-18-22-27-33 and the Powerball was 17, Power Play at 3x, there were 12 prizes of at least $1 million in that Saturday night Powerball drawing. A ticket from Florida matched 5 for a $1 million prize as did four tickets from California and one each from Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania.
Because the Power Play was 3x, those lucky winners who bought the three Powerball tickets that matched 5 plus the Power Play got more money. Those were purchased in Colorado, Indiana and New Hampshire.
Tickets start at $2 a piece. Below is what to know about lottery odds, how long to claim the cash option if you bought a ticket in Florida, and what happens to unclaimed prize money, according to the Florida Lottery.
Good luck!
What were the winning Powerball numbers for Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025?
Powerball drawings are at 11 p.m. ET Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, including holidays. Check back for Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025, winning Powerball numbers. We'll see if there's a billion-dollar lottery winner days after the Labor Day holiday or another rollover.
This series is the first billion-dollar lottery jackpot for Mega Millions and Powerball for 2025.
How long has Powerball rolled over?
After weeks of rollovers, the last Powerball streak ended Saturday, May 31, 2025, when a ticket in California matched all five numbers plus the Powerball to win an estimated $207 million jackpot. That prize had a cash option of $92.7 million, according to the Powerball website.
Tickets purchased in Florida and New Hampshire also won big, they both matched 5 plus the Power Play for $2 million prizes. The Florida Quick Pick ticket came from Peacock Liquor, 270 N.W. Peacock Blvd., Port St. Lucie.
On Friday, Aug. 29, 2025, a day before the Aug. 30, 2025, Powerball drawing, lottery officials announced this series crossed the billion-dollar mark. On Wednesday, Aug. 27, the jackpot jumped to $950 million, and ticket sales ahead of the Aug. 30 drawing pushed it to record numbers.
Below is a recap of Powerball drawings and how long it took to grow from $20 million to the current billion-dollar prize.
When is the next Powerball drawing? What are the chances of winning Powerball lottery?
Powerball drawings are held at 11 p.m. ET Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, including holidays. According to Powerball.com, players have a 1 in 292.2 million chance to match all six numbers. Prizes range from $2 to the grand prize jackpot, which varies.
The next Powerball drawing will be Saturday, Sept. 6.
How long do you have to cash in a winning Florida Lottery ticket?
Prizes for Florida Lottery must be claimed within 180 days (six months) from the date of the drawing. To claim a single-payment cash option, a winner has within the first 60 days after the applicable draw date to claim it.
The Florida Lottery says its scratch-off tickets and Fast Play game prizes "must be claimed within 60 days of the official end-of-game date. Once the applicable time period has elapsed, the related Florida Lottery ticket will expire."
Can Florida lottery winners remain anonymous?
According to Florida Lottery's website, winners cannot remain anonymous: "Florida law mandates that the Florida Lottery provide records containing information such as the winner's name, city of residence; game won, date won, and amount won to any third party who requests the information."
However, the site states, the "names of lottery winners claiming prizes of $250,000 or greater will be temporarily exempt from public disclosure for 90 days from the date the prize is claimed, unless otherwise waived by the winner."
Lottery experts and lawyers have said there are ways to remain anonymous if you win.
What are the Top 10 biggest Powerball jackpots in history?
Here are the Top 10 Powerball jackpots in the history of the game as of Sept. 3, 2025:
When did lotto jackpots hit $1 billion or more for Mega Millions and Powerball? What are the biggest lottery jackpots in US history?
As of Sept. 3, 2025, there have been 13 lottery jackpots that have reached or surpassed $1 billion. Only once has a jackpot surpassed $2 billion. These are the biggest lottery jackpots in U.S. history.
(This story will be updated to include new information.)