Powerball for Tonight's Drawing Eclipses $600 Million
By Connect-Bridgeport Staff on August 18, 2025
The Powerball® jackpot has crossed the $600 million mark for tonight's drawing! The jackpot has reached an estimated $605 million, with an estimated cash value of $273.4 million.
Monday’s estimated jackpot is the largest Powerball grand prize in more than a year.
The Powerball game has already produced four jackpot winners, so far, this year. Monday’s drawing will be the 34th drawing since the Powerball jackpot was last won in California on May 31, 2025.
- Jan 18, 2025 - $328.5 million – Oregon
- Mar 29, 2025 - $526.5 million – California
- Apr 26, 2025 - $167.3 million – Kentucky
- May 31, 2025 - $204.5 million – California
If a player wins Monday’s jackpot, they will have the choice between an annuitized prize estimated at $605 million or a lump sum payment estimated at $273.4million. Both prize options are before taxes. If the winner selects the annuity option, they will receive one immediate payment followed by 29 annual payments that increase by 5-percent each year.
Powerball® tickets are $2 per play. Tickets are sold in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. More than half of all proceeds from the sale of a Powerball ticket remain in the jurisdiction where the ticket was sold. Since its first drawing in 1992, the Powerball game has helped generate more than $36 billion for good causes supported by U.S. lotteries.
Powerball drawings are broadcast live every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. ET from the Florida Lottery draw studio in Tallahassee, Fla. Powerball drawings are also live streamed on Powerball.com.
The overall odds of winning a prize are 1 in 24.9. The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million.
