The Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, numbers are 15-46-61-63-64 Powerball 1 Power Play 3x. The Classic Lotto numbers are 2-5-6-11-24-49 Kicker 385143. The jackpot is $6.8 million for the Wednesday, Aug. 20 drawing.

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Monday night’s Powerball jackpot has climbed to $605 million, a new high for 2025, after going without a winner since the end of May.

Mega Millions Lottery forms are pictured at Ted's State Line Mobil in Methuen, Mass., July 24, 2018. Ted's State Line Mobil has the highest payout of all lottery sales points in the Commonwealth ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Powerball jackpot is now the largest it’s been this year, reaching $605 million for the drawing on Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. The largest jackpot this year was a $526.5 million prize won March 29 in California. The Saturday, Aug. 16 numbers are 23-40-49-65-69 Powerball 23 Power Play 3x.

A Mega Millions ticket worth around $70,000 was sold in California. LOS ANGELES - Feeling lucky? As the nation awaits the winner of the $216 million Mega Millions lottery winner, someone in California may be $70,000 million richer. According to California Lottery's website late Friday night, a ticket worth $70,900 was sold within the state.

A Mega Millions player has claimed the largest lottery prize in Virginia history after hitting a $348 million jackpot — and now they plan to buy a lawn mower.

The Powerball jackpot reached $605 million for Monday night's drawing after no winner emerged from Saturday's drawing, making it the biggest prize of the year.