Powerball Jackpot Reaches $1,000,000,000 and Ties the Longest Draw Streak in the Game’s History

Charleston, WV, December 11th, 2025.
A formal communication issued by POWERBALL, the Multi-State Lottery Association that operates the national drawing, confirms that the jackpot for the upcoming December 13th drawing has risen to $1,000,000,000, with a cash value of $461,300,000. This latest announcement establishes that Saturday’s drawing will mark the 42nd consecutive drawing in the current jackpot cycle, a benchmark which ties the longest streak ever recorded in the history of the game.

The association’s release explains that the most recent drawing, held on December 10th, produced the white balls 10, 16, 29, 33, 69 and the red Powerball 22, with a 3x Power Play multiplier in effect. No ticket matched all six numbers, and therefore the jackpot advanced to the threshold confirmed on Thursday. POWERBALL states that all figures remain estimates until the drawing is conducted.

Information displayed on the official POWERBALL results page for December 10th reflects the same lottery numbers, drawing conditions, and jackpot totals; the page also affirms that the next drawing is scheduled for December 13th at the standard time for the national broadcast. Data appearing in the “Latest News” section of POWERBALL’s own website records the progression of the jackpot through the present cycle, with official updates posted on December 5th, December 8th, December 10th, and December 11th. These notices trace the rise from $820,000,000 to $930,000,000 and now to the current $1,000,000,000 estimate.

The association has previously recorded billion-dollar jackpot runs, but Thursday’s update confirms that the ongoing December cycle now matches the all-time streak for consecutive drawings without a jackpot winner. The drawing on December 13th will determine whether this cycle surpasses that record or concludes with a winning ticket.

All figures and statements contained herein derive exclusively from the official POWERBALL communications that govern the operation of the national lottery system.

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Sources

Primary First-Hand Sources

• POWERBALL (Multi-State Lottery Association), “Powerball® jackpot rises to $1 billion for Saturday drawing,” December 11th, 2025.
• POWERBALL (Multi-State Lottery Association), official results for the December 10th, 2025 drawing and official jackpot listing for the December 13th, 2025 drawing, displayed on the national results page.
• POWERBALL (Multi-State Lottery Association), “Latest News” index entries documenting jackpot updates posted on December 5th, December 8th, December 10th, and December 11th, 2025.