The last time the Powerball jackpot was won was in September. There have been 42 consecutive drawings without a winner.

Powerball has grown to an estimated $1.1 billion after no ticket matched all 6 numbers in the last drawing. Dec. 15 draw is close to Hanukkah holiday.

On Sept. 6, a $1.787 billion prize was split by ticketholders in Missouri and Texas. That jackpot was the second-largest in Powerball history, surpassed only by the Nov. 7, 2022, jackpot of $2.04 billion, a world national lottery record.

A $3 Powerball Double Play ticket bought in Charlotte matched all five white balls to win $500,000. It was sold at Charlotte’s Landing, a gift and snack shop at Charlotte Douglas International Airport. It’s the second time since 2021 a lottery ticket sold at the shop has won a prize. The other was a Cash 5 ticket worth $279,915.

If someone wins the $1.1 billion Powerball drawing on Monday, it would be the 6th larges jackpot in the game's history.

The Powerball jackpot stands at $1 billion, as of Friday, Dec. 12. Here's where it can be claimed anonymously.

Powerball may bid adieu to 2025 with cash confetti of a jackpot if Saturday night's drawing finds a winning ticket to claim its $1 billion top prize

Lottery hopefuls are taking their shot at Saturday night’s $1 billion Powerball jackpot – the 14th US lottery prize to ever reach $1 billion and the second to do so this year.