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Powerball jackpot skyrockets to $501 million: How many numbers do you need to win a prize payout?
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The Powerball jackpot has surged to an estimated $501 million for the August 11th drawing, as no one matched all six numbers in the previous drawing. Four Powerball jackpots have already been won in 2025, with the most recent being a $204.5 million prize won in California on May 31st.
TIL Creatives Matching two numbers won't win anything in Powerball unless one of the numbers is the Powerball. The Powerball lottery jackpot continues to grow after no one matched all six numbers from Saturday night's drawing. For Monday, August 11, the Powerball jackpot rose to $501 million after no one won the top prize on Saturday, August anyone matches all five numbers and the Powerball on Saturday, they can choose a one-time cash payment of $229.5 million. Till date, there have been four Powerball jackpot winners in 2025. The most recently on May 31, when a person in California won the $204.5 million prize.A lucky player in Oregon had the first jackpot-winning Powerball ticket of 2025, netting $328.5 million on January 18. A second jackpot winner matched all six Powerball numbers on March 29, winning $527 million. A third jackpot winner from Kentucky won the $167.3 million prize on April can grab your tickets and check your numbers to see if you are the newest millionaire. Here are the numbers for Monday, Aug. 11, Powerball jackpot worth an estimated $501 million with a cash option of $229.5 million.
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The winning numbers for Monday night's drawing were 6, 16, 33, 40, 62 and the Powerball is 2. The Power Play was 2X.
Any Powerball winners will be posted here once announced by lottery officials. The next drawing will take place on Wednesday, Aug. 13, just after 11 p.m. READ: National Guard deployed in Washington DC amid capital crime crackdown: What is it and who can join them?
You only need to match one number in Powerball to win a prize. However, that number must be the Powerball worth $4. Visit for the entire prize chart.
Matching two numbers won't win anything in Powerball unless one of the numbers is the Powerball. A ticket matching one of the five numbers and the Powerball is also worth $4. Visit for the entire prize chart.
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To play the Powerball, you have to buy a ticket for $2. You can do this at a variety of locations, including your local convenience store, gas station, or even grocery store. In some states, Powerball tickets can be bought you have your ticket, you need to pick six numbers. Five of them will be white balls with numbers from 1 to 69. The red Powerball ranges from 1 to 26. People can also add a 'Power Play' for $1, which increases the winning for all non-jackpot 'Power Play' feature can supercharge your winnings, multiplying them by 2X, 3X, 4X, 5X, or even a staggering 10X.
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Feeling unsure about your luck? Let the machine take the reins with the 'Quick Pick' option, where computer-generated numbers are instantly printed on your Powerball claim the jackpot, you'll need to match all five white balls in any order, plus the red Powerball. Drawings take place every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday night, and if no one hits the jackpot, the prize pot just keeps climbing—making the stakes even can be purchased in person at gas stations, convenience stores and grocery stores. Some airport terminals may also sell lottery tickets.
