Powerball lottery drawings are at 11 pm ET every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday, including holidays.
Prizes for Florida Lottery games must be claimed within 180 days (six months) from the date of the drawing.
Mega Millions winner! A ticket from a Publix grocery store in Georgia won $983 million on Nov. 14, 2025.
Edwin Castro of Altadena, California, holds the record for largest lottery winner ever with $2.04 billion Powerball win from November 2022.
Lottery fever is spiking — just in time for the holiday season. Though it's Wednesday, Nov. 26, aka “Black Wednesday” or the night before the 2025 Thanksgiving holiday, Powerball does not take a break.
Will a $2 ticket make you a multimillionaire? As they say in the lottery business, “ it could happen to you .”
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