ATLANTA — 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 combined jackpots of the Mega Millions and Powerball lotteries have surpassed $1.7 billion going into the weekend. The Mega Millions jackpot is up to $977 million, the sixth largest Mega ...

The Powerball jackpot rose to $565 million—the year’s biggest lottery prize so far—after none of the purchased tickets matched all six numbers drawn on Wednesday night, but the eventual winner is likely to take home a much smaller amount after paying their taxes. The six numbers drawn on Wednesday night were 4, 11, 40, 44, 50, and red Powerball 4.

The combined jackpots of the Mega Millions and Powerball lotteries have surpassed $1.7 billion going into the weekend. The Mega Millions jackpot is up to $977 million, the sixth largest Mega ...

Meanwhile, the Mega Millions is even higher at $687 million with a cash option of $332.3 million - making it the 17th largest U.S. lottery jackpot ever and the sixth largest Mega Millions.

As of December 2024 we've seen 11 Mega Millions, Powerball jackpots reach $1 billion. Largest in US history was $2.04 billion, claimed by Edwin Castro

A Mega Millions player has claimed the largest lottery prize in Virginia history after hitting a $348 million jackpot — and now they plan to buy a lawn mower.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Powerball jackpot is continuing its steady climb upward, sitting at $565 million for the drawing on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025. Despite the impressive number, it still doesn’t crack the top 10 for largest Powerball jackpots in history. The largest was a $2.04 billion prize won in California in November 2022.