No tickets matched the Powerball winning numbers Wednesday night, sending the lottery’s estimated Saturday jackpot to $950 million.
Wednesday’s winning numbers were 9, 12, 22, 41, and 61, and red Powerball 25, the Power Play option was 4X.
Big winners include 3 tickets that matched all five white balls to win a $1 million prize. 3 tickets won a $2 million prize by matching all five white balls and including the Power Play option for an additional $1 per play.
There were also 40 tickets nationwide that won $50,000 prizes, and 10 tickets won $200,000 prizes (Power Player 4X).
In total, more than 2,261,300 tickets won cash prizes totaling $24.17 million in Wednesday’s drawing.
These are the prize payouts for all states that play Powerball combined, along with the prize values for each prize tier, with and without the “Power Play” on Wed, Aug 27, 2025:
| Match | Winners | Prize | PowerPlay Winners | PowerPlay Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O O O O O | O | 0 | 850,000,000 USD | X | X |
| O O O O O | 3 | 1,000,000 USD | 3 | 2,000,000 USD |
| O O O O | O | 40 | 50,000 USD | 10 | 200,000 USD |
| O O O O | 1,292 | 100 USD | 322 | 400 USD |
| O O O | O | 3,192 | 100 USD | 808 | 400 USD |
| O O O | 86,128 | 7 USD | 22,448 | 28 USD |
| O O | O | 65,865 | 7 USD | 17,288 | 28 USD |
| O | O | 492,674 | 4 USD | 129,041 | 16 USD |
| | O | 1,147,537 | 4 USD | 294,631 | 16 USD |
Powerball is held in 45 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
For people living outside the US, they can play to win via Lottery Courier Services like TheLotter. A $5 ticket gives you a one in 292.2 million chance at joining the hall of Powerball jackpot champions.
The drawings are held at 10:59 p.m. Eastern, Mondays and Wednesdays and Saturdays. The deadline to purchase tickets is 9:45 p.m.
The estimated Powerball jackpot for next Saturday, August 30, 2025, will be $950 million. Get your tickets to wish you a miracle!
Please read more at How to play the US Powerball online from anywhere, anytime to be introduced step by step and avoid risks when you buy lotto tickets online.
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