Powerball Jackpot Hits $719 Million for Nov. 29 Drawing

The Powerball jackpot has swelled to an estimated $719 million for the drawing on Saturday, November 29, marking the third-largest prize of 2025 and drawing widespread attention from players across the United States. The game, available in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, has not produced a jackpot winner since September 6, when two tickets in Texas and one in Missouri split a record $1.787 billion prize.

No one matched all five white balls plus the Powerball in the November 26 drawing, causing the jackpot to roll over once again. That drawing's winning numbers were 7, 8, 15, 19, and 28, with Powerball 3. While the grand prize went unclaimed, several lower-tier winners emerged nationwide. A ticket sold at a 7-Eleven on Los Alisos Boulevard in Mission Viejo, California, matched the five white balls to win $979,462, according to state lottery officials. The winner has not yet come forward. Four other $1 million prizes for matching the five white balls were awarded in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina. In Massachusetts, players claimed two $50,000 prizes on tickets purchased at Hancock Tobacco in Quincy and a $150,000 prize...