The eighth-largest Powerball jackpot in the history of the popular multi-state lottery was up for grabs during Wednesday night’s drawing.
The Dec. 3, 2025, Powerball jackpot was $775 million. That meant some lucky ticket holder could have won a $362.5 million cash prize if they chose a one-time payout.
To win Powerball, players have to buy a ticket matching all five numbers and the Powerball — the odds of winning were 1 in 292,201,338 — and can choose a one-time cash payout.
See below for the winning numbers for the Dec. 3 Powerball drawing to see if you got the lucky ticket.
The winning numbers in the Dec. 3 drawing were 1, 14, 20, 46, 51 and the Powerball was 26. The Power Play was 3X.
There was no winner of the big Powerball jackpot.
One Match 5 + Power Play ticket holder in Kentucky won $2 million. Match 5 winners in California and Florida each took home $1 million prizes.
The next Powerball drawing will be held at 10:59 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025. The prize now stands at $820 million with a cash value of $383.5 million.
Powerball drawings are held Monday, Wednesday and Saturday and are streamed live on the Powerball website.
Check to see if you won through the Ohio Lottery or Powerball website.
The Powerball is available in 45 states, including Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky, as well as in Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Tickets are available for purchase at gas stations, convenience stores and grocery stores across Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. Sales cut-off times often vary by one to two hours before the drawing, depending on where you’re buying your tickets.
You can also purchase tickets in Ohio through the Ohio Lottery website at www.ohiolottery.com.
A Powerball ticket costs $2 per play. Players can pay an extra $1 to add the Power Play for a chance to multiply all Powerball winnings, except for the jackpot. You can also add a Double Play for an additional $1 to have a second chance at winning $10 million.
Powerball costs $2 per play. In states like Idaho and Montana, it’s bundled with Power Play for a minimum purchase price of $3 per play.
Players can pick five numbers (or you can have them chosen randomly) between 1 and 69 for the white balls, then select one number between 1 and 26 for the red Powerball.
The “Power Play” multiplier can multiply winnings by: 2X, 3X, 4X, 5X, or 10X.
The Powerball jackpot continues to grow until someone wins. Players win a prize by matching one of nine ways to win. Players can only win the full jackpot by matching all five white balls in any order and the red Powerball.
Jackpot winners may choose to receive their prize as an annuity, paid in 30 graduated payments over 29 years, or a lump-sum payment. Both advertised prize options are before state, local, and/or federal taxes.
None of the biggest Powerball winners bought their tickets in Ohio. Here are the Top 10 Powerball jackpots in the history of the game as of Sept. 3, 2025:
Five winning Powerball tickets have been sold in Ohio, according to powerball.net, an independent website that tracks and aggregates Powerball data.
Those five winners rank Ohio 31st out of Powerball’s 48 operating areas. Roughly 1.2% of all jackpot winners have been from Ohio.
Meanwhile, Ohio’s neighbor, Indiana, has had 39 jackpot winners, or 9.3% of the total. That’s even though Ohio is the seventh most populous state, and Indiana is 17th.
Here is every time an Ohioan has won the jackpot, according to Powerball.net.
