The Powerball jackpot has climbed to the sixth-largest prize in game history on Wednesday with an estimated grand prize of $850 million.

Wednesday’s Powerball drawing was the 38th since the jackpot was last won in California on May 31, 2025. Will the streak be broken? 

A winner on Wednesday would have the option to take a $383.7 million lump sum cash prize if they match all five numbers plus the Powerball. 

Wednesday’s winning numbers were 9-12-22-41-61 and Powerball 25. The Power Play multiplier was 4. 

If a winner matches all five numbers and the Powerball, they have the option to take the full jackpot paid out over 30 years, or a smaller cash payout. Winners almost always take the cash option.

Even with the smaller lump sum payout, federal taxes will eat into those winnings, and some states also tax big lottery prizes. 

The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are one in 292.2 million. The odds of matching all five white balls and winning the $1 million prize are 1 in 11,688,053. The overall odds of winning a prize are 1 in 24.87.

The Powerball drawing takes place live at 10:59 p.m. ET every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. Tickets, which cost $2 per play, are sold in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

While the eye-popping $700 million jackpot is certainly life-changing money, it still wouldn’t crack the top 10 largest Powerball wins.

1. $2.04 Billion – Nov. 7, 2022 – CA
2. $1.765 Billion – Oct. 11, 2023 – CA
3. $1.586 Billion – Jan. 13, 2016 – CA, FL, TN
4. $1.326 Billion – April 6, 2024 – OR
5. $1.08 Billion – July 19, 2023 – CA
6. $850 Million (est) – Aug. 27, 2025
7. $842.4 Million – January 1, 2024 – MI
8. $768.4 Million – March 27, 2019 – WI
9. $758.7 Million – Aug. 23, 2017 – MA
10. $754.6 Million – Feb. 6, 2023 – WA