The Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, numbers are 15-46-61-63-64 Powerball 1 Power Play 3x. The Classic Lotto numbers are 2-5-6-11-24-49 Kicker 385143. The jackpot is $6.8 million for the Wednesday, Aug. 20 drawing.

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No one hit the jackpot in the Monday, Aug. 18 drawing, so the grand prize will increase to an estimated $643 million.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Powerball jackpot is now the largest it’s been this year, reaching $605 million for the drawing on Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. The largest jackpot this year was a $526.5 million prize won March 29 in California. The Saturday, Aug. 16 numbers are 23-40-49-65-69 Powerball 23 Power Play 3x.

No one won Monday night's $605 million Powerball jackpot – leaving the jackpot to grow to an estimated $643 million ahead of Wednesday's drawing. The jackpot is a new high for 2025, after going without a winner since the end of May.

The Powerball jackpot has surged to its biggest amount this year, reaching an estimated $605 million for Monday night's drawing.

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.