Powerball lottery drawings are at 11 pm ET every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday, including holidays.
Mega Millions winner! A ticket from a Publix grocery store in Georgia won $983 million on Nov. 14, 2025.
Edwin Castro of Altadena, California, holds the record for largest lottery winner ever with $2.04 billion Powerball win from November 2022.
A Florida ticket from a Thorntons won $1 million during 2025 Thanksgiving weekend drawing.
Lottery fever is spiking — just in time for the holiday season, and one ticket purchased in Florida got lucky.
Will a $2 ticket make you a multimillionaire? As they say in the lottery business, “ it could happen to you .”
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