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While there was no jackpot winner, three tickets — one each from New Hampshire, Oregon and Texas — won the $1 million prize for matching all five regular numbers. Players have the ability to win a maximum of $2 million if they match all five regular numbers with a red Powerball number of two or above.
Here are Saturday’s winning lottery numbers: The estimated Powerball jackpot is $565 million. The lump sum payment before taxes would be about $258.8 million.
The Powerball winning numbers are in for the Saturday, Aug. 16 drawing with a jackpot that reached an estimated $565 million ($258.8 million cash value). The largest winning Powerball jackpot ticket sold in Michigan was worth $842.4 million and sold in January 2024 at Food Castle in Grand Blanc.
Today could be the day! Hundreds of millions of dollars are up for grabs in Saturday night’s Powerball drawing. The Powerball jackpot is the largest it’s been all year long at $565 million. Catch the Powerball drawing LIVE on Channel 2 just before WSB Tonight at 11 p.m.
The Powerball jackpot hits $565 million. Here's how to tune into the next drawing and where to check winning numbers.
The Powerball jackpot has skyrocketed to $565 million, marking the largest prize of the year. With the winning numbers 40, 23, 49, 65, and 69, the cash option stands at an impressive $255 million.
The Powerball jackpot has increased to $565 million ahead of the next drawing with an estimated $255.3 million lump-sum payment after taxes, according to the lottery. There have been four Powerball jackpot winners in 2025, most recently on May 31, when a person in California won the $204.5 million prize.
After 32 Powerball drawings without any jackpot winners, the prize is the largest its been in over a year. The Powerball jackpot for the Aug. 16 drawing is an estimated $565 million. The cash option on the prize is an estimated $258.8 million.
According to the Texas Lottery, the Dallas resident purchased the winning ticket at Sam Beer Grill Grocery, located at 3211 S. Hampton Road, Dallas, TX 75233. The lucky Texan got five out of five numbers correct, scoring the $1 million prize option. But they missed out on the jackpot by missing the red Powerball number.
The Powerball jackpot has climbed to $565 million, with the next drawing set for Saturday night. It’s far from the record jackpot territory of $2 billion, though it’s still among the higher lottery prize amounts to date. But for Adam Osmond, any jackpot fervor only serves as a reminder of the dark side of lotteries.