Powerball Lottery jackpot soars to $1 billion
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The new Netflix series How To Win The Lottery is based on a real lottery heist in Mexico, where lottery employees and contractors schemed to pre-tape a drawing in 2012, run out and picked the winning numbers, then splice in the pre-tape during the live ...
The December 8, 2025 draw featured an estimated jackpot of $875 million, placing it among the biggest prize pools of the year. The cash payout for the winning ticket was set at approximately $403.6 million.
Powerball lottery drawings are at 11 pm ET every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday, including holidays. Prizes for Florida Lottery games must be claimed within 180 days (six months) from the date of the drawing. The current Mega Millions lottery streak reset ...