Powerball Jackpot Soars Past $1.6B as Georgia Player Wins $1 Million

Monday’s drawing extends longest-ever jackpot dry spell; one Georgia ticket hits $1 million as others win big in state

ATLANTA — Once again, a massive Powerball jackpot has rolled over with no grand prize winner. Monday night’s drawing for an estimated $1.6 billion prize produced no jackpot winner, marking the 46th consecutive drawing without a top winner – the longest streak in Powerball history. While the jackpot eluded players nationwide, Georgia had plenty to cheer: one ticket sold in Georgia matched all five white-ball numbers to win $1 million, according to lottery officials.

Georgia Lottery representatives confirmed multiple other big wins across the state. In addition to the $1 million prize, nine Georgia tickets won $50,000 each for matching four of the five numbers plus the Powerball. Two of those $50,000 prizes were doubled to $100,000 because the players added the Power Play option to their tickets The windfall didn’t stop there – more than 340 Georgia tickets won $100 by matching fewer numbers, and 43 of those $100 prizes doubled to $200 with Power Play. Lottery officials are urging all Georgia players to check their tickets, as thousands of smaller prizes were won even though the jackpot wasn’t hit.

The winning numbers drawn Monday, December 22 were 3, 18, 36, 41, 54 and the Powerball 7, with a 2x Power Play multiplier Hitting all six numbers would have secured the $1.6 billion jackpot, but no ticket in any state matched that combination. Several came close – tickets in nine states matched five numbers to win $1 million each, including the Georgia winner. However, no player matched five numbers plus Power Play (which would have yielded a $2 million prize) in this drawing.

This latest rollover cements a historic jackpot run for Powerball. Monday’s drawing was the 46th in a row without a jackpot hit, breaking the previous record of 42 drawings. Thanks to this unprecedented streak, the jackpot has skyrocketed into the record books – at $1.6 billion (and climbing), it ranks as one of the largest lottery prizes ever offered in the United States. It’s only the seventh time in Powerball’s 31-year history that the jackpot has exceeded $1 billion, and remarkably the second time in 2025 alone (The last Powerball jackpot win came on Sept. 6, 2025, when two tickets – one in Missouri, one in Texas – split a $1.787 billion grand prize, the second-largest Powerball jackpot on record.)

Georgia players are no strangers to lottery luck, especially in recent months. The Peach State’s most recent massive jackpot victory came in November, when a $980 million Mega Millions ticket was sold in Newnan, Georgia – one of the largest jackpots ever won on a ticket purchased in the state. Since that win, Georgia has seen several other high-dollar prizes, including a $4 million Mega Millions prize in November and at least three additional $1 million winning tickets across various games. (Georgia also had a major Powerball jackpot winner last year – an anonymous player in Buford won $478 million in October 2024 – but jackpots of that scale are exceedingly rare.)

The fervor for Powerball in Georgia is fueled not only by dreams of winning, but also by the good cause it supports. Georgia Lottery officials announced this month that the lottery has generated over $30 billion for state education programs since 1993, funding initiatives such as the HOPE college scholarship and Georgia’s universal Pre-K program. With ticket sales surging during big jackpot runs, each drawing helps raise more money for Georgia schools and students. “Every $2 ticket sold during this Powerball jackpot run gave players a chance at the prize, while also supporting vital public programs and services in their communities,” noted Powerball Product Group Chair and Iowa Lottery CEO Matt Strawn after a recent jackpot run.

For those still hoping to strike it rich, the Powerball frenzy continues. The next drawing is Wednesday, Dec. 24 at 10:59 p.m. ET, when the jackpot will be even higher (the new estimate was expected to approach $1.7 billion after Monday’s no-win result). Powerball is played in 45 states, including Georgia, plus Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Tickets cost $2 each, and for an extra $1 players can add the Power Play multiplier which can double or even further multiply non-jackpot prizes. Naturally, the odds of hitting the jackpot are astronomically low – about 1 in 292.2 million – but that hasn’t deterred Georgians and others from lining up for tickets as the excitement builds. With a record-breaking streak ongoing and a potential life-changing payout on the line, all eyes will be on Wednesday night’s drawing to see if someone finally wins Powerball’s holiday jackpot or if the epic rollover saga continues.

Sources: Official Georgia Lottery websitefox5atlanta.comfox5atlanta.com; Georgia Lottery/Powerball press materials; FOX 5 Atlanta news reportsfox5atlanta.comfox5atlanta.com; NBC10 Philadelphianbcphiladelphia.comnbcphiladelphia.com; Atlanta Journal-Constitutionajc.com.

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