To win the largest lottery prize of the year so far, a Powerball ticket buyer has to overcome astronomical odds of 1 in 292.2 million.

The next drawing will take place on Saturday night at 10:59 p.m. EST. If someone matches all six numbers, they’ll have the option to receive the full $700 million in annual payments over 29 years or take a lump-sum cash option of $316 million.

Past winners, including winning Powerball numbers Aug. 20, 2025, can help you narrow the numbers you choose for Saturday's drawing.

The Powerball jackpot has grown to $700 million after no ticket matched all six numbers in Wednesday night’s drawing. Here are Wednesday's winning numbers: 31, 59, 62, 65, 68, 5. The PowerPlay was 2x.

A lucky ticket holder in Tennessee woke up with a $2 million winning Powerball ticket. The jackpot is growing and still up for grabs though. Here's what to know.

The current jackpot is estimated to be worth $700 million, with a cash value of $316 million, according to Powerball.com. The next drawing is Aug. 23. Powerball drawings take place three times a week, every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. ET.

But it’s the Saturday, Aug. 23 Powerball jackpot that’s raising eyebrows, currently estimated at $700 million. That total likely will go higher before the drawing because of increased ticket sales. The Classic Lotto jackpot is $6.9 million for Saturday’s drawing.

Did anyone win the Mega Millions last night? What we know about Friday's Mega Millions numbers and results for $234 million lottery jackpot.