The cash option for the Dec. 24 drawing is worth $781.3 million. The jackpot is the fourth largest prize in Powerball history and the fourth largest in U.S. lottery history. Once again, MLive will provide the results shortly after the drawing takes place at 11 p.m. EST.

The winning numbers for the Dec. 24, 2025 drawing were 4, 25, 31, 52, 59, and the Powerball was 19. Eight other players across the country won $1 million each by matching the first five numbers. Did anyone win the Powerball drawing on Christmas Eve? The Powerball lottery had reached nearly 1.82 billion, the second largest in U.S. lottery history.

The jackpot is already among the top 5 largest Powerball prizes ever, but it could continue to grow if no one wins the Dec. 24 drawing.

Her generosity could pay off, as the estimated jackpot is $1.7 billion. The cash option for the prize exceeds $781 million. But the Fox family doesn't have the exclusive lockdown on playing the fantasy-rich Powerball, where the odds are 1 in about 292 million.

The U.S. Powerball jackpot climbed to $1.7 billion ahead of Wednesday night's drawing, putting one of the biggest lottery prizes in American history within reach — just in time for Christmas.