For 13th time in history, a lottery jackpot reached $1 billion. Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025, Powerball drawing is among biggest prizes ever.

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2 Florida Publix stores and a Kroger in Michigan sold winning billion-dollar lottery tickets. See our list.

!Will a ? As they say in the lottery business, “ .” A − for the second drawing in a row − didn't win $1 billion, but came away with a $1 million prize.

After no one matched all five numbers plus the Powerball in the , the jackpot jumped from $1.10 billion to $1.40 billion for Wednesday, Sept. 3. The one-time lump-sum cash option jumped pretty high, too: From $498.4 million to $634.3 million. Who's Edwin Castro, Rosemary Casarotti? List of Powerball

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