Winning Powerball numbers for Saturday, Aug. 9, with jackpot near $500 million

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Will a $2 Powerball ticket make you a multimillionaire? As they say in the lottery business, 'it could happen to you.'
After no one matched all five numbers plus the Powerball in the Wednesday, Aug. 6, Powerball drawing, the grand prize jumped to almost $500 million for Saturday, Aug. 9. The Powerball grand prize rose from $449 million, with a cash option of $203.9 million, to $482 million with a cash option of $220.8 million, according to Powerball online. Check back after 11 p.m. ET for Saturday's winning numbers. We'll see if there's a perfect match or a chance for a higher jackpot.
In case you're wondering, Wednesday's winning Powerball numbers were 15-27-43-45-53 and the Powerball was 9. Power Play was 2x. While those numbers produced another rollover, it wasn't all bad news: There were several big winners in Wednesday's drawing. Tickets purchased in California, New Jersey, New York and Ohio matched 5 for $1 million prizes.
What are the odds? Florida Lottery game drawing has consecutive numbers: 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9
Tickets start at $2 a piece. Below is what to know about lottery odds, how long to claim the cash option if you bought a ticket in Florida, and what happens to unclaimed prize money, according to the Florida Lottery.
Good luck!
What were the winning Powerball numbers for Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025?
Powerball drawings are at 11 p.m. ET Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, including holidays. Check back for Saturday, Aug. 9, winning Powerball numbers. We'll see if there's a winner or another rollover.
As of Saturday, Aug. 9, there has been no billion-dollar lottery jackpots for Mega Millions or Powerball for 2025. Will this lottery streak end up in the billion-dollar range? Time will tell.
Where it was sold: Winning Powerball ticket for $515 million jackpot purchased at 7-Eleven near Disney
How long has Powerball rolled over?
After weeks of rollovers, the last Powerball streak ended Saturday, May 31, 2025, when a ticket in California matched all five numbers plus the Powerball to win an estimated $207 million jackpot. That prize had a cash option of $92.7 million, according to the Powerball website.
Tickets purchased in Florida and New Hampshire also won big, they both matched 5 plus the Power Play for $2 million prizes. The Florida Quick Pick ticket came from Peacock Liquor, 270 N.W. Peacock Blvd., Port St. Lucie.
Below is a recap of Powerball drawings and how long it took to grow from $20 million to the current prize.
Saturday, Aug. 9: $482 million
Wednesday, Aug. 6: $449 million
Monday, Aug. 4: $426 million
Saturday, Aug 2: $410 million
Wednesday, July 30: $384 million
Monday, July 28: $364 million
Saturday, July 26: $350 million
Wednesday, July 23: $325 million
Monday, July 21: $308 million
Saturday, July 19: $288 million
Wednesday, July 16: $264 million
Monday, July 14: $248 million
Saturday, July 12: $234 million
Wednesday, July 9: $216 million
Monday, July 7: $203 million
Saturday, July 5: $190 million
Wednesday, July 2: $174 million
Monday, June 30: $162 million
Saturday, June 28: $155 million
Wednesday, June 25: $140 million
Monday, June 23: $128 million
Saturday, June 21: $118 million
Wednesday, June 18: $101 million
Monday, June 16: $90 million
Saturday, June 14, Flag Day: $80 million
Wednesday, June 11: $65 million
Monday, June 9: $54 million
Saturday, June 7: $44 million
Wednesday, June 4: $30 million
Monday, June 2: $20 million
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When is the next Powerball drawing? What are the chances of winning Powerball lottery?
Powerball drawings are held at 11 p.m. ET Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, including holidays. According to Powerball.com, players have a 1 in 292.2 million chance to match all six numbers. Prizes range from $2 to the grand prize jackpot, which varies.
The next Powerball drawing will be Monday, Aug. 10.
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How long do you have to cash in a winning Florida Lottery ticket?
Prizes for Florida Lottery must be claimed within 180 days (six months) from the date of the drawing. To claim a single-payment cash option, a winner has within the first 60 days after the applicable draw date to claim it.
The Florida Lottery says its scratch-off tickets and Fast Play game prizes "must be claimed within 60 days of the official end-of-game date. Once the applicable time period has elapsed, the related Florida Lottery ticket will expire."
Can Florida lottery winners remain anonymous?
According to Florida Lottery's website, winners cannot remain anonymous: "Florida law mandates that the Florida Lottery provide records containing information such as the winner's name, city of residence; game won, date won, and amount won to any third party who requests the information."
However, the site states, the "names of lottery winners claiming prizes of $250,000 or greater will be temporarily exempt from public disclosure for 90 days from the date the prize is claimed, unless otherwise waived by the winner."
Lottery experts and lawyers have said there are ways to remain anonymous if you win.
Who won, how long did it take to win Powerball, Mega Millions and those billion-dollar jackpots?
What are the Top 10 biggest Powerball jackpots in history?
Here are the Top 10 Powerball jackpots in the history of the game as of Aug. 9, 2025:
10. $731.1 million — Jan. 20, 2021; Maryland
9. $754.6 million — Feb. 6, 2023; Washington
8. $758.7 million — Aug. 23, 2017; Massachusetts
7. $768.4 million — March 27, 2019; Wisconsin
6. $842.4 million — Jan. 1, 2024; Michigan
5. $1.08 billion — July 19, 2023; California
4. $1.33 billion — April 6, 2024; Oregon
3. $1.586 billion — Jan. 13, 2016; California, Florida and Tennessee
2. $1.765 billion Powerball drawing — Oct. 11, 2023; California
1. $2.04 billion — Nov. 7, 2022; California
When did lotto jackpots hit $1 billion or more for Mega Millions and Powerball? What are the biggest lottery jackpots in US history?
As of Aug. 9, 2025, there have been 12 lottery jackpots that have reached or surpassed $1 billion. Only once has a jackpot surpassed $2 billion. These are the biggest lottery jackpots in U.S. history.
$2.04 billion Powerball prize, Nov. 7, 2022, Edwin Castro of Altadena, California
$1.73 billion Powerball prize, Oct. 11, 2023, Theodorus Struyck of California (ticket purchased at Midway Market in California)
$1.586 billion Powerball prize, Jan. 13, 2016, Marvin and Mae Acosta of California, Maureen Smith and David Kaltschmidt of Melbourne Beach, Florida, and John and Lisa Robinson of Munford, Tennessee
$1.58 billion Mega Millions prize, Aug. 8, 2023, Saltines Holdings LLC of Miami, Florida
$1.537 billion Mega Millions prize, Oct. 23, 2018, won by an anonymous player in South Carolina
$1.348 billion Mega Millions prize, Jan. 13, 2023, LaKoma Island Investments, LLC, with the ticket purchased in Lebanon, Maine
$1.337 billion Mega Millions prize, July 29, 2022, won by an anonymous partnership with a ticket purchased in Des Plaines, Illinois
$1.326 billion Powerball prize, April 6, 2024, Cheng and Duanpen Saephan and Laiza Chao of Oregon
$1.269 billion Mega Millions, Dec. 27, 2024, Rosemary Casarotti of California
$1.128 billion Mega Millions prize, March 26, 2024, won by an anonymous winner in New Jersey with the ticket purchased at ShopRite Liquor No. 781 in Neptune Township, New Jersey
$1.08 billion Powerball prize, July 19, 2023, Yanira Alvarez of California
$1.050 billion Mega Millions prize, Jan. 22, 2021, won by the Wolverine FLL Club of Oakland County, Michigan
(This story will be updated to include new information.)
This article originally appeared on Treasure Coast Newspapers: Anyone win Powerball for Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025, or did it rollover?
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