COLUMBIA, SC (December 23, 2025) – A lucky Powerball® player could wake up a billionaire on Christmas morning. No ticket matched all six numbers drawn last night, pushing the jackpot to an estimated $1.7 billion for the drawing on Christmas Eve. The jackpot has an estimated cash value of $781.3 million.
Wednesday’s jackpot ranks as the fourth largest in Powerball history and among U.S. lottery games.
Historically, the Powerball® jackpot has been won once on Christmas Eve (2011) and four times on Christmas Day (1996, 2002, 2010 and 2013).
Monday’s drawing produced four big wins in South Carolina. Players in Newberry, Rock Hill, Gaston and Charleston should check their tickets!
A Powerball® ticket worth $100,000 was bought at the Xpress Mart at 1315 Kendall Rd. in Newberry. Tickets worth $50,000 were sold at the Circle K Store #8401 at 1839 Celanese Rd. in Rock Hill and the Food Lion #2609 at 5204 Hwy. 321 in Gaston. A ticket with DoublePlay® worth $50,000 was sold at Harris Teeter #454 Fuel Kiosk at 1985 Folly Rd. in Charleston.
Monday, December
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Powerball® Draw: 3 - 18 - 36 - 41 - 54 PB 7 PowerPlay®: 2
DoublePlay® Draw: 14 - 32 - 47 - 48 - 69 PB 17
Players have 180 days from the date of the drawing to claim their prizes. For complete information on claiming prizes, visit sceducationlottery.com.
The odds of matching four of the first five ball numbers and the Powerball® number are 1 in 913,129.
Net proceeds from every dollar spent by players on the South Carolina Education Lottery are returned to the state in the form of funding for education, prizes, retailer commissions, and payment to contractors for goods and services.
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