Powerball Winning Numbers for Sept. 17, 2025: Jackpot Climbs to $81M
Powerball Winning Numbers – September 17, 2025
It’s Powerball night, and the excitement is real. Wednesday’s drawing goes live at 10:59 p.m. ET, with a jackpot sitting at a hefty $81 million (cash option: $37.9 million).
? Quick recap from Monday’s draw: the winning numbers were 14, 15, 32, 42, 49, and the Powerball was 1 with a 2X Power Play.
How Powerball Works (and what you need to know)
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A ticket costs just $2.
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Add Power Play for $1 to multiply non-jackpot wins.
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Add Double Play for another $1 and get a second shot at up to $10 million.
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Even one match can pay—just the Powerball alone lands you $4.
? Fun fact: Matching two numbers doesn’t pay unless one is the Powerball.
Mega Millions Update
Tuesday’s Mega Millions winning numbers (Sept. 16): 10, 14, 34, 40, 43, Mega Ball 5.
The next drawing on Friday, Sept. 19 is worth a jaw-dropping $423 million (cash option: $196.5 million).
Recent Powerball Jackpot Wins in 2025
Big winners have already cashed in this year:
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$328.5M — Jan. 18, Oregon
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$526.5M — Mar. 29, California
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$167.3M — Apr. 26, Kentucky
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$204.5M — Jun. 1, California
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$1.787B — Sept. 6, Missouri & Texas
All-Time Biggest Powerball Jackpots
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$2.04B — Nov. 7, 2022 (California)
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$1.787B — Sept. 6, 2025 (Missouri, Texas)
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$1.765B — Oct. 11, 2023 (California)
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$1.586B — Jan. 13, 2016 (CA, FL, TN)
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$1.326B — Apr. 6, 2024 (Oregon)
Mega Millions’ Biggest Hits
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$1.58B — Aug. 8, 2023 (Florida)
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$1.537B — Oct. 23, 2018 (South Carolina)
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$1.35B — Jan. 13, 2023 (Maine)
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$1.337B — July 29, 2022 (Illinois)
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$1.22B — Dec. 27, 2024 (California)
