Will a $2 Powerball ticket make someone a multi-millionaire in the first week of 2025?
As they say in the lottery world, “It could happen to you.”
After no one matched all five numbers plus the Powerball, which drew $200 million, on Saturday, January 4, the jackpot rose to $220 million for Monday, January 6. The one-time lump sum would amount to $98.4 million, according to Powerball. online. Check back Monday after 11pm EST for Powerball’s winning numbers. We’ll see if there is a winner or another rollover.
In case you’re wondering, the winning numbers for the Powerball lottery drawing on Saturday, January 4 were 26-32-43-54-56 and the Powerball was 24. Power Play was 2x. There was no grand prize winner, nor was there a secondary $1 million win.
Tickets start at $2 each. Below, you’ll find out what you need to know about lottery odds, how long you can claim the cash option if you bought a ticket in Florida, and what happens to unclaimed prize money, according to the Florida Lottery.
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What were the winning Powerball numbers for Monday, January 6?
Powerball drawings are at 11:00 PM EST on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. Check back Monday after 11pm for the January 6 Powerball winning numbers. We’ll see if there is a winner, a secondary winner or another rollover.
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The latest Powerball series ended on Saturday, December 7, when a ticket purchased in New York matched all five numbers plus the Powerball to win $260 million. The jackpot was then reset to $20 million on Monday, December 9.
Below is a summary of the Powerball drawings and how long it took to grow from $20 million to the current prize.
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Monday, January 6: $220 million
When is the next Powerball drawing?
Powerball drawings are every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday at 11:00 PM EST, including holidays. The next Powerball drawing is Wednesday, January 8.
Florida Lottery prizes must be claimed within 180 days (six months) from the date of the drawing. To claim a one-time payment cash option, a winner has within the first 60 days of the applicable drawing date to claim it. Florida Lottery says the scratch-off tickets and Fast Play game prizes “must be claimed within 60 days of the official game end date. Once the applicable time period has passed, the associated Florida Lottery ticket will expire.”
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What is the average chance of winning Powerball?
Powerball drawings are held at 11:00 PM EST on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. According to Powerball.com, players have a 1 in 292.2 million chance of matching all six numbers. Prizes range from $2 to the grand prize jackpot, which varies.
Can Florida Lottery Winners Remain Anonymous?
According to the Florida Lottery website, winners cannot remain anonymous: “Florida law requires the Florida Lottery to provide information such as the winner’s name, place of residence, game won, date won, and amount won a third party requesting the information.”
However, the site notes that “the names of lottery winners claiming prizes of $250,000 or more will be temporarily exempt from disclosure for 90 days from the date the prize is claimed unless the winner otherwise relinquishes the prize.”
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 game’s history as of January 6, 2025:
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10. $731.1 million – January 20, 2021; Maryland
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9. $754.6 million – February 6, 2023; Washington
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8. $758.7 million – August 23, 2017; Massachusetts
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7. $768.4 million – March 27, 2019; Wisconsin
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4. $1.33 billion – April 6, 2024; Oregon
When did lotto jackpots reach $1 billion or more for Mega Millions and Powerball? What are the largest lottery jackpots in American history?
As of January 6, 2025, there have been 12 lottery jackpots that have reached or exceeded $1 billion. Only once has a jackpot exceeded $2 billion. These are the largest lottery jackpots in American history.
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Mega Millions Prize of $1.58 Billion, August 8, 2023, Saltines Holdings LLC of Miami, Florida
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$1.537 billion Mega Millions prize, October 23, 2018, won by an anonymous player in South Carolina
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$1.348 billion Mega Millions prize, January 13, 2023, LaKoma Island Investments, LLC, with the ticket purchased in Lebanon, Maine
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$1.337 billion Mega Millions prize, July 29, 2022, won by an anonymous partnership with a ticket purchased in Des Plaines, Illinois
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Powerball Prize of $1.326 Billion, April 6, 2024, Cheng and Duanpen Saephan and Laiza Chao of Oregon
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$1.22 Billion Mega Millions, December 28, 2024, California Winner TBA
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$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
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Powerball Prize of $1.08 Billion, July 19, 2023, Yanira Alvarez of California
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$1.050 Billion Mega Millions Prize, January 22, 2021, won by the Wolverine FLL Club of Oakland County, Michigan
(This story will be updated with new information.)
This article originally appeared in Treasure Coast Newspapers: Did anyone win the Powerball lottery drawing for Monday, January 6, 2025?
