The winning numbers for the Powerball drawing on Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025, have been announced. The jackpot reached $1.7 billion for the Christmas Eve drawing, with a cash value of $781.3 million.

A Powerball player in Virginia missed out on the colossal $1.817 billion jackpot by just one number, but still walked away with a modest $100,000 payout.

A Powerball ticket came just one number short of the historic jackpot but still secured a large prize. There was one Powerball drawing during the holiday period that made everyone so excited. One of the participants came so close to claiming the massive $1.8 billion prize money.