When is the $1.8B Powerball drawing?

By Joe Calabrese
Published  September 5, 2025 2:21pm EDT
FOX 5 NY

The Brief

    • The Powerball jackpot has increased to $1.8 billion.
    • It's the second-largest prize in U.S. lottery history.
    • Saturday's drawing is at 10:59 p.m. ET.

NEW YORK - Saturday's Powerball drawing will be for the second-largest jackpot in U.S. lottery history, $1.8 billion. 

Anticipation continues to build after 41 straight drawings without a winner. But when can you watch to see if you're the newest billionaire?

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When is the next Powerball drawing?

What we know:

Powerball drawings are every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday night. The numbers are drawn at 10:59 p.m., and broadcast online and on-air. The drawings are held at the Florida Lottery studio in Tallahassee. 

If no one wins, the next drawing will be on Monday, Sept. 8, at 10:59 p.m. ET.

What are the odds of winning the Powerball jackpot?

By the numbers:

The odds of winning the Powerball grand prize are roughly 1 in 292 million.

If anyone wins it all on Saturday, it will be the second-largest lottery prize ever in the U.S. The biggest jackpot was more than $2 billion, which was won in Los Angeles on Nov. 7, 2022. 

While the $1.8 billion jackpot is before taxes, the winner will still take home a pretty penny.  There are two options for the winner, 30 payments over 29 years, or a lump sum payment. For Saturday's drawing, the lump sum is expected to be more than $825 million before taxes. How much you actually take home depends on what state you're in.

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The Source: Information in this story is sourced from the Powerball website and previous FOX reports.

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