The North Carolina Education Lottery has announced that Powerball just crossed a big milestone: Wednesday’s $775 million prize represents the eighth largest jackpot in the history of the game.
A winner in the Wednesday, December 3, 2025 drawing could claim the jackpot as a $775 million annuity or $362.5 million in cash.
“Any time you talk about one of the 10 biggest Powerball jackpots, you know it’s significant,” said Mark Michalko, chief executive officer of the N.C. Education Lottery. “What a moment that would be for some lucky North Carolinian to take that prize home tonight.”
Monday’s Powerball drawing saw a lucky North Carolinian match four white balls and the red Powerball to win $50,000. The winning $2 ticket was purchased at J & J Food Mart on South Broad Street in Winston-Salem.
The total number of winning tickets in Monday’s drawing was 22,779. It is estimated that $14.7 million has been raised for education on the current Powerball run, noted N.C. Education Lottery.
Wednesday’s jackpot is the second-largest Powerball prize offered this year, trailing only the $1.7 billion jackpot won Sept. 6 in Missouri and Texas.