Powerball Winning Numbers for Wednesday, December 31, 2025
11
18
21
24
38
26
Power Play: 10X
The colored ball is the Powerball.
Jackpot
Advertised jackpot (annuity): $53 million
No ticket matched every number, so the jackpot rolled over to $74 million for the January 3, 2026 drawing.
This was rollover number 2 since the jackpot reset to $21 million on December 27, 2025.
Number Analysis
| Number | Rank (this format, before this date) | Hot / cold | Gap (draws) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | #33 | 1 | |
| 18 | #38 | 4 | |
| 21 | #3 | hot | 72 |
| 24 | #42 | 27 | |
| 38 | #52 | 31 |
The Powerball 26 ranks #14 of 26 in this format.
Computed from the 1292 Powerball drawings in the same format (since October 4, 2015) before December 31, 2025.
Prize Tiers and Odds (current rules)
| Match | Prize | Odds |
|---|---|---|
| 5 + PB | Jackpot | 1 in 292,201,338 |
| 5 | $1,000,000 | 1 in 11,688,054 |
| 4 + PB | $50,000 | 1 in 913,129 |
| 4 | $100 | 1 in 36,525 |
| 3 + PB | $100 | 1 in 14,494 |
| 3 | $7 | 1 in 580 |
| 2 + PB | $7 | 1 in 701 |
| 1 + PB | $4 | 1 in 92 |
| PB only | $4 | 1 in 38 |
| Any prize | — | 1 in 24.9 |
Base prize amounts under the current rules; Power Play multiplies non-jackpot prizes but does not change the odds.
About This Drawing
| Number | Times drawn before | Previous appearance |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | 92 | 2025-12-29 |
| 18 | 91 | 2025-12-22 |
| 21 | 112 | 2025-07-16 |
| 24 | 90 | 2025-10-29 |
| 38 | 86 | 2025-10-20 |
| 26 (Powerball) | 49 | 2025-12-03 |
- Odd/even split: 2 odd, 3 even
- Low/high split: 4 low, 1 high
- Sum of main numbers: 112
- Repeated from the previous drawing: 11
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