$1.1 BILLION: Powerball jackpot increased in longest-ever winless streak

Comment #54

Barramundi — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 21:37:35 GMT

@ David King I've pondered the annuity vs lump sum debate as well. Ultimately, the lump sum gives you greater flexibility, and more scope to achieve higher returns than the annuity, and faster. However, if you were under 30 then I think the annuity would be more attractive. There's something very comforting in knowing that even if you blew a few million $$$ this year on bad property, bad investments, or harebrained career schemes, you only had to wait a few more months to be financially redeemed... [ More ]

Comment #53

PrisonerSix — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 15:14:25 GMT

I spent $15, and won $16. The next round is on the lottery

Comment #52

Ranett — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 13:14:14 GMT

Sounds about right. Happens to me at a much smaller scale.

Comment #51

mightwin1 — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 12:35:45 GMT

Spent $66, won $4...lol

Comment #50

David King — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 10:40:13 GMT

Wow, $1.1 billion is insane! It s crazy to think that no one has hit the jackpot for 42 drawings straight talk about patience (or luck) paying off eventually. I always wonder whether I d go for the annuity or just grab the lump sum half a billion in cash would already change your life overnight. Also interesting how close the smaller prizes can still be life changing for some folks, especially with Power Play doubling them. Definitely makes me want to double check my ticket before the next drawi... [ More ]

Comment #49

KY Floyd — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 07:11:01 GMT

Yeah but the ticket isn't really yours until 1. You sign it 2. You present it to a lottery official right ?

The ticket is yours the moment you buy it. What it isn't is an financial instrument worth millions. Even after the drawings it's not worth anymore than you paid for it. The ticket only becomes valuable when the lottery validates it and says it's worth the prize it won. As a practical matter it becomes valuable as soon as you submit the claim, but the money isn't yours until the ticket... [ More ]

Comment #48

grwurston — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 07:03:53 GMT

Comment #47

ShagE3 — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 05:26:42 GMT

I apologize if I used a bad word??? I think I know what it is ..... it rhymes with bought I believe. I won't take it to personal .... I know computers aren't human and might not know certain expressions. I should have used the word chance.

Funny, when I made that post I wondered if I would be censored for mentioning powerballdotcom.

Have a shaggy day !

ShagE3

Comment #46

CDanaT — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 05:20:54 GMT

$1.25 BILLION.....COMIN' IN HOT

Comment #45

ShagE3 — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 05:19:37 GMT

You know it's interesting that the powerballdotcom website isn't kaplunk tonight ..... Isn't it usually the case when it gets this high?

Kind of thought there could be one winner tonight. .... with an outside snip at two winners but very surprised there were only two second prize winners .

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Comment #44

ShagE3 — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 04:40:46 GMT

Well I don't have to worry about moving anymore. . theres no place like home! ... theres no place like home!! .... there's no place like home!!!

On another note ..... I did have the powerball ...... and I had the power play.

Hey, if any of you are the winner .... do a lot of good ... and have a lot of fun doing it.

Who knows .... if were lucky the 'pot will roll on to Wednesday but, all things come to an end so we'll see how this plays out

Have a shaggy day!

ShagE3... [ More ]

Comment #43

PrisonerSix — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 04:39:53 GMT

Didn't win bit, but I did win $16 by matching a Powerball with Powerplay.

Comment #42

JustMaybe — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 02:53:32 GMT

Where would you be moving to?

If I won, I would not buy a house, would rent and move every two years to a different state

Comment #41

ShagE3 — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 02:18:33 GMT

I'm looking for real estate already lol

Not really but, you bet I would start tomorrow if I win tonight.

BTW .... thanx 4 the info!

ShagE3

Comment #40

grwurston — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 02:05:16 GMT

Per PB FAQ'S on USAMEGA here on LP.

If I live in a state that taxes prizes, but bought my ticket in a state with no tax on prizes, do I still need to pay state tax?

Yes, you do. Think of lottery prizes as regular earned income from a job. Just because you may work in a different state, that doesn't permit you to get away with not paying state income tax in your state of residence. The lottery works the same way.

Whether it's income from a job or income from gambling, the state wher... [ More ]

Comment #39

Barramundi — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 01:26:22 GMT

@ShagE3 Yes, you'd have to establish residency in the new state - buy or rent a property, set up utilities with a billing record, transfer driver licence car rego etc etc - and this wouldn't be quick or cheap. Unless you had money lying around, you'd have to sell your place in the old state first, to fund the shift to the new state. 180 days would be doable, 90 days probably not. If you knew you were going to claim a huge prize, you could sell your current property on the cheap to facilitate a q... [ More ]

Comment #38

ShagE3 — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 00:58:32 GMT

That's what I was thinking for instance

I win ..

I move to the nontax state that I purchased the winning ticket in

I establish residency .. how long that would take I don't know ..... let's say 6 months.

I walk into lottery headquarters and claim my winnings ie validate my ticket.

Of course if it takes 6 months to establish residency and the deadline for claiming the ticket is 90 or 180 days than I'm bleep out of luck but let's say you have one year to claim ....

I thi... [ More ]

Comment #37

Barramundi — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 00:43:21 GMT

@ShagE3 google 'powerball pay tax in one state live in another', there's your answers. Basically this:

As a general rule, if you live in one state and win a lottery in another, you're first taxed by the state where you bought the lottery ticket. Then, if your home state has the same or a lower tax rate than the other state, you won't have to pay taxes in your state. If your state's tax rate is higher, you'll get a credit for the taxes you paid to the other state and pay the difference to you... [ More ]

Comment #36

ShagE3 — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 00:25:50 GMT

I agree I mean I win tonight

I move to the other state

I establish residency

I collect my winnings in my new state in which the ticket was purchased maybe 6 months from the day I purchased the ticket

right? wrong?

No taxes

Comment #35

ShagE3 — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 00:18:00 GMT

In response to Barramundi

Yeah but the ticket isn't really yours until 1. You sign it 2. You present it to a lottery official right ? wrong ? I mean if it was from the day of the winning and you waited 6 months to claim it we all know the lottery doesn't award you interest on your winnings right?

Just thinking out loud, that's all

Have a shaggy day

ShagE3

Comment #34

mightwin1 — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 23:58:34 GMT

I believe you would be good, goes by when you claim it. Like if you won it tonight and didn't claim it until 2026 it would be considered 2026 income not 2025.

Comment #33

Barramundi — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 23:41:34 GMT

@ ShagE3 I doubt it, they would go on which state you were resident in on the day of the drawing.

Comment #32

ShagE3 — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 23:35:26 GMT

O.K. here I go again with hopefully a clearer worded question:

I live in a state that taxes lottery winnings

I live next to a state that doesn't tax lottery winnings

If I purchase my tickets in the non tax state ....

and WIN the jackpot .. ..

and move to the non tax state and establish citizenship ..,

and then claim my winnings .... am I taxed in my former state?

Thank you

Have a shaggy day

ShagE3

Comment #31

Suzy-Dittlenose — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 23:30:11 GMT

I drove around yesterday flipping the bird. Maybe that'll work for me....

Comment #30

Barramundi — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 21:55:27 GMT

Yes, that would be much simpler and fairer. Taxes should be built into the price of the ticket, although I understand each state has different taxes and you wouldn't have a flat ticket price. Let's be honest, unless you take the actual cash and stuff it in a mattress, the winnings will be spent or invested and thus taxed at every stage - profits, dividends, interest, stamp duties, sales taxes etc etc etc.

Here in Australia our Powerball jackpots are obviously much lower given our population... [ More ]

Comment #29

KY Floyd — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 19:33:03 GMT

No, they kept about $86 million. I assume the video explains it, but the very first thing they do is skim 50% of sales for the states. The $100 million back to the new jackpot is actually about $45.8 million (of the $86 million for prizes) but if you let them invest it for you they'll eventually give you $100 million more than if you'd won on Saturday.

Comment #28

ShagE3 — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 18:15:39 GMT

Alright, now I advise all my fellow lotterypost friends to either go out to your favorite bakery and pick out something scrumptious or prepare yourself some rich (did I say RICH?) desert in your kitchen because you want to be prepared for the big ..... . letdown after you realize you didn't quite match all the numbers for powerball tonight.

As for myself ..... Seeing as though I'm gonna win ..... I'll save myself the calories carbs and fat and forego the desert to keep myself healthy so I c... [ More ]

Comment #27

wander73 — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 17:16:44 GMT

i hope so too

Comment #26

welington — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 16:06:02 GMT

Hope my state finally win.

Good luck to all

Comment #25

Tucker Black — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 16:05:52 GMT

The range is much smaller, 35 for the first set and 20 for the powerball. Chance of winning is 1 in 134 million.

Comment #24

Bleudog101 — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 14:29:43 GMT

With Australia in the news decided to see about their Powerball. SEVEN #'s Plus a Powerball #....makes our Powerball look like a walk in the park. Be that as it may they don't pay taxes on their winnings.

Comment #23

Ranett — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 13:37:08 GMT

I missed it by 5 numbers so I'm getting better.

Comment #22

patde — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 12:08:09 GMT

I only missed it by 6 numbers

Comment #21

sully16 — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 07:53:28 GMT

Happy Happy Birthday Wander, I hope you have the greatest day ever.

Comment #20

sully16 — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 07:52:25 GMT

Hm, might have to involve the neighbors.

Comment #19

sully16 — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 07:51:38 GMT

Chipmunk, they are adorable .

Comment #18

JustMaybe — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 05:52:31 GMT

I got my 2 tickets with me.

Ready to become a multi millionaire with $4

All the birds around me have migrated so will need a different sign, maybe a bear

Comment #17

wander73 — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 04:34:46 GMT

my bday on Tues. would be an awesome bday present

Comment #16

grwurston — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 02:48:34 GMT

But which window

Comment #15

grwurston — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 02:43:35 GMT

What would really be great would be, if you won the jackpot and it was totally tax free.

Then you would actually win a billion dollars. Instead of the $589,789,394 you end up with after Fed and state taxes after 30 years, or the $269,361,980 you end up with after taxes if you take the cash.

Comment #14

sully16 — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 00:55:22 GMT

LOL I will be rich.

Comment #13

Coin Toss — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 00:54:02 GMT

sully16, If the bird you crochet comes to life and flys to you'll really jump up and down

Comment #12

Tucker Black — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 00:52:13 GMT

I guess it's because people aren't playing as much. And this is in spite of MM jacking up their tickets to $5.

Comment #11

sully16 — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 00:02:41 GMT

Glad you liked it, and good luck Monday to you and all the LP players..

Comment #10

ShagE3 — Sun, 14 Dec 2025 23:52:33 GMT

Imagine .... three years ago it took two less rolls than this current jackpot to land a jackpot that was twice as big.

Go figure ?!

Anyhoo .....

Have a shaggy day!

ShagE3

Comment #9

JustMaybe — Sun, 14 Dec 2025 23:03:15 GMT

That is so funny you nailed it.

Hint, hint - one needs to have read another article to get the joke

Comment #8

JustMaybe — Sun, 14 Dec 2025 22:59:32 GMT

When you look at the top 11 jackpots on the list, it looks like it's taking more rolls for this current jackpot to grow.

Any expert on the subject?

Is it the federal rates or something like that?

Either way, I would still be happy to win it regardless of the number of rolls.

I would even forget what roll it's at

Comment #7

Todd — Sun, 14 Dec 2025 22:13:50 GMT

Correct, that's how lotteries work. It's linked in the article, but this video may be a good refresher on how lottery jackpots are calculated.

Comment #6

TwoMillion — Sun, 14 Dec 2025 21:17:38 GMT

PB sales: $155,964,094

Powerplay sales: $16 M, yet PB people only put $100 million back to the new jackpot. They kept $70 M

similar withholds for other rolls.

Comment #5

PrisonerSix — Sun, 14 Dec 2025 19:34:55 GMT

Spent $12, won $0.

Spending $15 for the next one.

Comment #4

Bleudog101 — Sun, 14 Dec 2025 19:16:47 GMT

$8 won on a PB dinner gift. So will be WISE and buy one tomorrow (yeah, right) and other $4 for Wednesday with PP/DP.

Also given 4 scratch tickets...one was for $50.

Good luck everyone

Comment #3

mightwin1 — Sun, 14 Dec 2025 17:32:13 GMT

Spent $56, won $8

Comment #2

sully16 — Sun, 14 Dec 2025 17:19:46 GMT

Guess I have to crochet a bird and throw it at my window.

Comment #1

Droptop209 — Sun, 14 Dec 2025 16:07:59 GMT

Goodbye 1995 Honda Accord. Hello 2026 Steeda Mustang.

$1.1 BILLION: Powerball jackpot increased in longest-ever winless streak

Lottery Post — Sun, 14 Dec 2025 14:41:06 GMT

6th-largest jackpot in game's history

By Todd Northrop

Last night, the multi-state Powerball lottery game produced no top winner for the 42nd consecutive drawing, setting a new record for the longest-ever jackpot run in the game's history, and prompting lottery officials to raise the game's jackpot to an astonishing $1.1 billion.

A winner who chooses the cash option would receive a lump-sum $503.4 million more than a half-billion dollars in cash!

It's the stuff that a lottery pla... [ More ]